David Hamilton Macpherson (1858-1906)

He was born in Toronto and joined the North West Mounted Police in 1880. He deserted four months later and surrendered himself three years later when he was sentenced to 6-months in jail. He resumed his duties in 1884 and was promoted to Sergeant in 1887 and then Sergeant-Major prior to being commissioned as an Inspector in 1888. In 1890, he was Inspector of the Southern Division in Alberta. In 1895, he was appointed Captain and honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Lord Aberdeen. He retired from service in 1897. He married Florence Gourley Nash of Brookfield House, Truro, Nova Scotia, and settled with her at Kensington in London.