all Chinese in the area to join, and it did everything from representing members in legal disputes to sending the remains of a member who died back to his or her ancestral homeland in China. Marriage Won Cumyow married Ye Eva Chan on November 29, 1889. A Chinese Methodist missionary family had adopted her and brought her to Canada from Hong Kong in 1888. Together Won Cumyow and Ye Eva had ten children. Their third son, Gordon Won Cumyow, took over the position of court interpreter and became the first Chinese notary public in Canada. Death Won Cumyow died on October 6, 1955, in Vancouver. Legacy Won Cumyow is one of eight finalists for the $5 polymer bills in Canada. Notes References External links Won Cumyow & family in 1881 Canadian Census Won Cumyow & family in 1891 Canadian Census Won Cumyow & family in 1901 Canadian Census Won Cumyow & family in 1911 Canadian Census Won Cumyow registered as first native-born under 1923 Chinese Immigration Act PDF - Biography on SFU site List of fonds at University of British Columbia PDF describing fonds at UBC PDF file containing relevant source documents Cumyow, Won Alexander Cumyow, Won Alexander Cumyow, Won Alexander Cumyow, Won Alexander Cumyow, Won Alexander Cumyow, Won Alexander Cumyow, Won Alexander