William Douw Lighthall
| William Douw Lighthall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 27, 1857 Hamilton, Canada West |
| Died | August 3, 1954 (aged 96) Montreal, Quebec |
| Pen name | Wilfrid Châteauclair |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | British subject |
| Education | B.C.L. |
| Alma mater | McGill U |
| Genre | Poetry, Novels Philosophy, Ontology |
| Notable awards | FRSC |
| Spouse | Cybel Charlotte Wilkes |
| Children | Alice Margaret Schuyler Lighthall, Cybel Katharine Schuyler Lighthall, William Wilkes Schuyler Lighthall |
William Douw Lighthall KC FRSC (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), often referred to as W.D. Lighthall, was a Canadian lawyer, historian, novelist, poet and philosopher.
Born in Hamilton, Canada West, to Margaret Wright McIntryre and William Francis Lighthall, W.D. Lighthall grew up in Montreal and attended McGill University, where he took his B.A. in 1879, Bachelor of Civil Laws in 1881, and M.A. in 1885. Admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1881, he practiced law in Montreal for the next 63 years, from 1881 to 1944.
In 1890 he married Cybel Charlotte Wilkes, and they had three children: Alice Margaret Schuyler Lighthall (born 1891), Cybel Katharine Schuyler Lighthall, (born 1893), and William Wilkes Schuyler Lighthall, born 1896.
In 1893 W.D. Lighthall did the legal work pro bono to incorporate the Montreal Women's Club.
He served as mayor of Westmount from 1900 to 1903. During that time he originated, and in 1901 co-founded, the Union of Canadian Municipalities (now the Federation of Canadian Municipalities). He also served as vice president of the National Municipal League of America.
In 1915 he founded Canada's first veterans' group, the Canadian Association of Returned Soldiers.
Lighthall was a member of the International Congress of Philosophy. He published in the Philosophical Review three times in the late 1920s.
He took a long-time interest in Canadian history, originating the Château Ramezay Historical Museum, and serving on the Royal Historical Monuments Commission and as chairman of the McCord Historical Museum. He wrote historical books, such as Montreal After 250 Years, and monographs, like The Manor House of Lacolle.
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