Paul Fleetford Sise (November 10, 1879 – August 1, 1951) was a Canadian businessman, President of Northern Electric (Nortel 1919 - 1948),[1] graduated from McGill University in 1901 and was an adjutant to the 148th Battalion, CEF, from Montreal.[2] Major Sise also served in the 259th Battalion, Canadian Rifles, CEF (Siberia) as part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force, where he was one of the three panel members for the court martial of nine soldiers charged with mutiny (despite the fact he had no legal training.)[3]
Paul Fleetford Sise | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 10 November 1879 |
| Died | 1 August 1951 (aged 71) |
| Education | McGill University (BSc 1901) |
| Spouse |
Phyllis Emily Augusta Porteous
(m. 1905) |
Paul's son, Hazen Edward Sise, became a prominent architect.
See also
edit- Charles Fleetford Sise Sr.
- Charles Fleetford Sise Jr. (brother)
- Edward Fleetford Sise (brother)
References
edit- ^ Rens, Jean-Guy; Roth, Käthe (2001). The Invisible Empire: A History of the Telecommunications Industry in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 125, 126. ISBN 9780773520523.
- ^ Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M. (1922). Who's who in Canada. International Press Limited.
- ^ Benjamin Isitt, “Court Martial at Vladivostok: Mutiny and Military Justice during the First World War”, in Canadian State Trials, Volume IV: Security, Dissent, and the Limits of Toleration in War and Peace, 1914-1939, University of Toronto Press, 2015, page 195
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