Elizabeth Weir McLachlan
Scottish-born Canadian temperance reformer
About Elizabeth Weir McLachlan
Lived 1858 – 1936 (aged 77–78). Elizabeth Weir McLachlan was a Canadian temperance worker.
Elizabeth Weir McLachlan (1846 - June 11, 1936) was a Scottish-born Canadian temperance reformer. For eighteen years, she was recording secretary of the Dominion Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She also served as editor of the White Ribbon leaflet, the monthly official organ of the Quebec Provincial Union.
Early life and education Elizabeth Weir was born at Stane, Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1846. Her siblings included brothers William Alexander Weir, Robert Stanley Weir, and Thomas Weir, as well as sisters, Mrs. J. S. Sorley and Mrs. Archibald Wright.
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Scottish-born Canadian temperance reformer (1846-1936)
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Elizabeth Weir McLachlan was born in 1858.
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Elizabeth Weir McLachlan died in 1936.
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Elizabeth Weir McLachlan was a temperance worker.
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Elizabeth Weir McLachlan was Canadian.
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