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264 MEN OB" CANADA.,EV. THOS. C. BUCHANAN,Pastor of the Methodist Church,Carberry, Manitoba, wasborn October 6th, 1850, in the Townshipof Goulbourn, Carleton County,Ontario. His parents were Francisand Margaret (Huston) Buchanan,natives of the North of Ireland, whoare referred to in Vol. II. of thisseries. After leaving the public schools,Mr. Buchanan attended the GrammarSchool at Richmond, Ont., and afterteaching for some time attended theCollegiate Institute, Cobourg, Ont.,matriculating into Victoria University,in 1879. He entered the MontrealConference of the Methodist Church,in the Spring of 1881, and laboredat Mallorytown, and at Cataraqui. Inthe Spring of 1884, he removed toIowa, U.S., and was ordained a deacon,in the M. E. Church at Spirit Lake,in the Fall of the same year. Heremoved to Rossburn, Man., in 1885,and was ordained at Winnipeg, in 1886.He was then stationed at Birtle forthree years, Crystal City for a similarperiod, and was appointed to Carberry,in June, 1892. Mr. Buchanan marriedMiss Julia Ann, daughter of Henry S.Judd, of Mollorytown, Ont., by whomhe has four sons.