User talk:1873knox1950

Norris was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of James Sylvester Norris 1850-1914 and Eleanor Waud. James Sylvester Norris was involved in a grain trading company, Norris and Carruthers. Norris lived in Montreal where the company owned an office and a warehouse and Carruthers lived in Toronto, where it rented premises in the Board of Trade building. His grandparents were Captain James Norris 1820-1891 and Sophrinia Neelon. Norris Place in St Catherine's, Ontario is named after Captain James Norris who was a sea captain, businessman, mayor of St Catharines and MP. His great grand parents were James Norris 1793-1839 and Nancy Ann Black. They left Scotland and settled in Caledon East, Peel, Ontario, Canada with their family about the year 1834. His first cousin, one time removed was Peter Blair Norris, named after his grandfather Peter Blair, of Belfountain, Ontario. James Norris was not directly related by blood to Dr. John Knox Blair, 1873-1950, a Member of Parliament for the Wellington North Riding, Ontario. He was an accomplished athlete in his youth, playing hockey, squash and tennis. He was a defenceman at McGill University,[1] and later played in 3 games in 1898 for the Montreal Hockey Club. 1873knox1950 (talk) 21:18, 7 November 2010 (UTC)