| description: | Col. Samuel Lawrence Bedson, Wearing Masonic Regalia (1842 -1891). Born In England, February 3, 1842. Married Twice; In 1873 To Jemima A. Murray, Daughter Of Chief Factor A.H. Murray, And They Had 4 Children; In 1890 To A Daughter Of Chief Factor Mctavish. Bedson Came To Canada As A Non-Commissioned Officer With The 16th Regiment. On The Regiment Being Recalled He Remained In Montreal. In 1870 He Came West With The Wolseley Expedition. When Wolseley Returned East Bedson Remained In Charge Of Prisoners At Lower Fort Garry. In May 1871, He Was Appointed Warden Of The Manitoba Penitentiary, Which Was Located At Lower Fort Garry Until 1876, And From That Date At Stony Mountain. In 1885 He Was In Charge Of The Transport Service For The North West Rebellion. He Was An Avid Sportsman. In February I891 He Went To Ottawa As An Adc To The Governor-General And To Serve On The Alaska Boundary Commission. He Died Suddenly In July 17, 1891, And Was Buried In The St. John'S Cathedral Cemetery |