Thomas D. Green

In 1875, Thomas obtained the highest grade of all the forty-one applicants from the public schools in Brant County.

He tutored other students to raise money to attend McGill College in Montreal, Quebec, graduating with a B.Sc.

[3] He is first noted playing hockey for the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival Tournament winners McGill, where he was studying engineering.

After completing his studies in Montreal, he moved to Ottawa, Ontario seeking work with the Canadian federal government.

He moved west and surveyed mines in the Yukon, town sites in Alberta and rail lines in Western Canada.