Thomas Guthrie Marquis

Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, in 1864, he studied at Queen’s University in Kingston and graduated in 1889. He began his career as a teacher, then left that work in 1901 to focus on writing, later spending time in journalism and freelance literary work in Ottawa and Toronto.

He is best known as a Canadian historian and nonfiction writer whose books made history approachable for general readers. His published works include Stories of New France, Heroes of Canada, English-Canadian Literature, The War Chief of the Ottawas, The Jesuit Missions, and several books on Sir Isaac Brock and the War of 1812.

He also served as office editor of Canada and Its Provinces in 1914–15, a large multi-volume history project. He died in Toronto in 1936, leaving behind a body of work closely tied to Canadian history, biography, and national literature.