HART, Rev. Prof. Thomas - Presbyterin minister
Visited the Bell Farm on 24 June 1887 as part of a Presbyterian delegation tour of Western Missions.
Rev. Prof. Thomas Hart (1835-1912), like many other Presbyterians, originated in Scotland, then migrated with his parents to Canada. In this instance, he came in 1842 and settled in Ontario. He obtained a B.A. from Queen’s University in 1860, and moved to Manitoba in 1871. He was a professional educator and initially taught at Manitoba College; in 1877 he helped found the University of Manitoba.
Thomas Hart married Isabella Margaret Malloch (1846-1928) of Perth, Ontario in 1872.
In 1880 Rev. Hart became Moderator of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Manitoba and the North-West Territories, a position he held until 1890. He retired from his educational career in 1909 and died in 1912.
Professor Hart was among over 300 delegates to the Presbyterian General Assembly meeting, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from June 9-17, 1887. Some members of that gathering subsequently travelled to Regina, and then on to the Qu’Appelle Valley and Indian Head region to inspect various Indian Reserves and the status of Presbyterian missions in that vicinity. During the tour, they also briefly visited the Bell Farm on June 24, and were accompanied by Hayter Reed, of Regina, the Assistant Indian Commissioner for the North-West Territories.
SOURCES:
Thomas Hart, Manitoba College, Winnipeg - http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/hart_t.shtml
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hart_thomas_14E.html
http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_32133#page/n21/mode/2up/search/Indian
"Presbyterian Pioneer Missionaries in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia"; Pg 17 Robertson; pg 21 Hart - https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/997534/rec/1
Thomas Hart - photo source: "Story of Manitoba" - http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/hart_t.shtml - Biography for Hart in Memorable Manitobans
http://www23.us.archive.org/stream/cihm_92581#page/n3/mode/2up
Mrs. Thomas Hart - http://uccarchiveswinnipeg.ca/wp-content/uploads/Presbyterian-Workers-Among-the-Indians-Fonds-UCC-Archives-Winnipeg-IRS-Photo-Index.pdf
RESEARCH BY:
Michelle Cabana, Saskatoon, Sask, and Frank Korvemaker, Regina, Saskatchewan