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Creagh, Kilrush to Western Canada

Post by smcarberry » Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:26 am

British Columbia From the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol. IV
(S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914) pp. 861-62

https://archive.org/stream/britishcolum ... t_djvu.txt

ARTHUR RALPH CREAGH As a member of the firm of Woodworth, Creagh, Banton & Fisher of Vancouver, general law practitioners, Arthur Ralph Creagh has been connected withmuch important litigation before the courts of the province. He is a native of Ireland, born at "Pella," Kilrush, County Clare, and a son of John and Maria Creagh, the father, now deceased, being formerly engaged in the banking business in County Kerry. The family name was originally O'Neill, its members belonging to the famous O'Neill clan of the Emerald isle. The change of name is described thus in O'Hart's Irish Pedigrees: "A branch of this family (O'Neill) went in the tenth century to Limerick, to assist in the expulsion of the Danes, over whom they gained several victories; and on one occasion, having worn green boughs on their helmets and on their horses' heads, they from this circumstance got the epithet 'Craebhach' (i. e. Ramifer) signifying 'of the branches,' a name which has been anglicized 'Creagh'; and the family crest is a horses head with a sprig of laurel. Mr. Creagh is a distant relative of General Sir O'Moore Creagh, who succeeded Lord Kitchener as commander in chief of the Indian army. Arthur R. Creagh was educated by a private tutor and at Wesley College, Dublin. He came to Vancouver in 1896 and decided to take up the study of law, becoming articled to E. P. Davis, K. C. He was one of the organizers and the first president of the first law students' society formed in Vancouver. He was called to the British Columbia bar and admitted as solicitor in 1901. For a time he practiced alone but in 1902 formed a partnership with F. J. Bayfield under the style of Creagh & Bayfield. This firm continued until 1905, when Mr. Creagh again took up his practice alone. In 1908 he associated himself with Ellis & Brown, under the firm name of Ellis, Brown & Creagh, which firm continued until 1911, when he retired form its personnel and formed a partnership with C. M. Woodworth as Woodworth & Creagh. In January, 1913, Messrs. Banton and Fisher were admitted to the firm, which now enjoys a wide and favorable reputation as Woodworth, Creagh, Banton & Fisher. Their practice is general and much important work has been entrusted to their care. Mr. Creagh is well versed in legal principle and precedent, and his reputation is in accord with his achievements. As is so often the case with members of the legal profession, Mr. Creagh has deeply interested himself along political lines and is carried on the roster of the Young Liberal Association as one of its charter members, this band of public-spirited young men becoming subsequently amalgamated with the Vancouver Liberal Association. Mr. Creagh has held several offices therein. At present he is vice president of Ward Two Liberal Association and a member of the executive of the Vancouver City and District Liberal Association. He frequently gives expression to his views on Canadian and British policies through the medium of the press, setting forth his points in a clear, concise and convincing manner. He has become connected with the commercial life of Vancouver, having made judicious investments along various lines, being a stockholder in the British Columbia Accident & Employers Liability Company, the Prudential Investment Company, Limited, and the Burrard Publishing Company, Limited. His religious belief is that of the Anglican church. He is a member of the Vancouver Commercial Club and the Progress Club. He gives evidence of another of his interests by his membership on the executive of the Vancouver branch of the Archaeological Institute of America.

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Re: Creagh, Kilrush to Western Canada

Post by pwaldron » Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:25 am

Interesting, Sharon.

Arthur's birth is at
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGFT-29N
and
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FRS8-8SQ

And here's his death from the British Columbia indexes:
Name:
Arthur Ralph Creagh Place
Vancouver Reg. Number:
1944-09-650343 Copy Available
Date:
1944 10 9 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age:
68 Event:
Death Microfilm #:
B13184 (GSU # 1983207)

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