He played in the original Stanley Cup playoff Final in 1894, and scored the contest's first goal.

He was part of two Stanley Cups with the Ottawa club in 1903 and 1904 as a Director.

Kirby was born in Ottawa in 1871,[1][2] the second-youngest of seven children born to Thomas Halder and Mary Kirby (née Graham), British/Irish immigrants to Canada.

There were four boys, Chauncey, Halder, Richmond and Lincoln (died in infancy) and three girls, Elizabeth, Emma and Laura.

He would be the referee of record for the 1908 Stanley Cup challenge between the Winnipeg Maple Leafs and the Montreal Wanderers.