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George H. (George Henry) Ham
1847–1926
A lively Canadian newspaperman turned publicist, he wrote from long experience at the center of a fast-changing country. His memoirs and sketches capture the wit, ambition, and booster spirit of Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Reminiscences of a Raconteur, Between the '40s and the '20s
by George H. (George Henry) Ham
About the author
Born in Trent Port, Ontario, on August 23, 1847, George Henry Ham became a journalist while still young, choosing newspaper work over the legal career his family had imagined for him. He worked in Ontario before moving west, where he joined the Manitoba Free Press and built a reputation as a sharp, entertaining writer with a gift for observation.
Ham later became closely associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway, serving in publicity and promotional roles that made him a well-known voice in Canadian public life. Alongside journalism and public service, he wrote books and reminiscences that drew on decades of firsthand experience, blending anecdote, humor, and a strong sense of personality.
He died in Montreal on April 16, 1926. Today he is remembered as more than a reporter: he was a storyteller of expanding cities, railways, politics, and everyday characters, and his work offers a vivid window into Canada during a period of enormous change.