▁both ▁n atives ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Kent , ▁England ▁and ▁Aber de ens hire . ▁L ums den ▁came ▁to ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁res iding ▁in ▁Quebec ▁City ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁David ▁Burn et . ▁After ▁four ▁years , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Whit by ▁in ▁Canada ▁West , ▁moving ▁to ▁Pick ering ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁re e ve ▁of ▁Pick ering ▁town ship ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁coun c ils ▁for ▁York ▁and ▁Ontario ▁count ies . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Ar ran ▁Township ▁in ▁Bruce ▁County . ▁L ums den ▁served ▁as ▁re e ve ▁of ▁Ar ran ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁for ▁Hur on ▁and ▁Bruce ▁county . ▁He ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Ball eng al ▁Mac K ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁North ▁Dum f ries ▁town ship , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁L ums den ▁served ▁as ▁re e ve ▁for ▁North ▁Dum f ries ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁G alt ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁brother ▁Hugh ▁David ▁L ums den ▁was ▁chief ▁engineer ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1