, ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Ontario ▁lawyer ▁and ▁political ▁figure . ▁He ▁represented ▁Ken ora ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁member ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Re ver end ▁Can on ▁C . J . ▁Mach in ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Port ▁Arthur , ▁Ontario . ▁Mach in ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁then ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁Os go ode ▁Hall . ▁After ▁being ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁practice ▁in ▁Rat ▁Port age ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁Canadian ▁cont ing ent ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁and ▁then ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁const ab ul ary ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁He ▁married ▁I da ▁F . ▁Knight ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Canada , ▁Mach in ▁pros pected ▁for ▁min er als ▁in ▁northern ▁Quebec . ▁He ▁served ▁over se as ▁with ▁a ▁Canadian ▁labour ▁batt alion ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Services ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fier