2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁po ets ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Montreal ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁Quebec ▁politics ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁women ▁non - f iction ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Albert ▁Kent ▁Lang ridge ▁( 1 8 5 7 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁mission ary ▁and ▁writer , ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁co - author ▁of ▁several ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁John ▁Gib son ▁Pat on . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Lang ridge ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁and ▁bapt ised ▁in ▁Kirk by ▁Wh ar fe , ▁York shire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he , ▁his ▁parents , ▁and ▁his ▁eight ▁sib lings ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁K end all ▁County , ▁Texas ▁on ▁a ▁farm . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁Post ▁Office ▁employee ▁and ▁friend ▁and ▁honor ary ▁secretary ▁to ▁John ▁G . ▁Pat on , ▁noted ▁Pres by ter ian ▁mission ary ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Heb rides ▁( now ▁Van u atu ). ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁John ▁G . ▁Pat on ▁Mission ▁Fund ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁operated ▁it ▁from ▁Britain ▁as ▁a ▁support ive ▁body , ▁sending ▁out ▁personnel , ▁equipment , ▁launch es ▁and ▁building ▁several ▁small ▁hosp it als . ▁Pat on ▁was ▁consult ed ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁project ▁was