▁and ▁private ▁schools ▁in ▁Gu el ph . ▁The ▁young est ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁children , ▁he ▁showed ▁strong ▁interest ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁early ▁on , ▁s elling ▁things ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁four ▁years ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁sales man ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁time ▁there ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁business ▁representative ▁for ▁R . ▁G . ▁D unn ▁& ▁Company ▁( he ▁left ▁Gu el ph ▁almost ▁immediately ▁after ▁finishing ▁high ▁school ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Toronto ▁he ▁married ▁Louis a ▁G illes pie , ▁his ▁only ▁wife ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁ 1 2 ▁children . ▁His ▁strong ▁views ▁regarding ▁the ▁ease ▁of ▁doing ▁business ▁in ▁western ▁Canada ▁and ▁being ▁against ▁mon opol ies ▁( which ▁resulted ▁in ▁high ▁ins urance ▁prem iums ) ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁politics ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁liberal ▁party ▁of ▁Man it oba . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁acting ▁w arden ▁of ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Ang lic an ▁Church , ▁joined ▁Man it oba ▁Health ▁by ▁appointment ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Trust s ▁Company , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Charles ▁Country ▁Club . ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁his ▁children ▁pre - de ce ased ▁him . ▁ ▁Business ▁life ▁Was ▁a ▁business