Sorby, Thomas C.

SORBY, Thomas C., architect (b 1836, Wakefield, England; d 1924, Victoria). He was already an accomplished architect in England before he immigrated to Canada in 1883. In Montreal he designed several railway stations and hotels for the CPR, then moved west in 1886 to take part in the post-fire building boom in VANCOUVER. He designed the first Hotel Vancouver, St James Church, the first CPR terminal and a residence for the CPR executive Henry ABBOTT. In VICTORIA he designed several significant...

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