[Magdalen] Our "sh*thole" president.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

....that explains a lot : )

L


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From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 11:46 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Our "sh*thole" president.

> On 13/01/2018 15:51, ME Michaud wrote:
>> And under Quebec law, younger children generally didn’t inherit.
>> The eldest son got the whole kit&kaboodle, while many others
>> went into the church. There were families where younger sons
>> ended up as badly-paid employees of the eldest brother.
>
> The traditional procedure in England was the first son got the estate, the 
> second went into the Army and the third into the Church where his 
> connections would have ensured a pleasant parish with minimal duties but a 
> generous endowment to pay him well.
>
> Roger
>