Rev. Isaac Brock Aylesworth (Meth.) is the elder son of the late Robert Aylesworth, for many years town clerk of Odessa, Ontario, by his wife, a daughter of the late Col. Isaac Fraser, ex.- M.P., and Registrar of Lennox and Addington.

Born in Ernestown, Nov. 16, 1831, he was educated at Albert College, Belleville (B.A., 1867; M.A. 1868; L.L.B., 1876; L.L.D., 1878), and pursued his theological studies at the same institution.

He began his ministry in Renfrew, 1854, and was ordained at Ottawa, May 1859. He was presiding elder 10 years in the Methodist Episcopal Church before the Methodist Union, and pastor of Ottawa, Brockville, Augusta, Belleville, Newburgh, Picton, Thurlow, Napanee, Aulstville, and Renfrew. Since the Union he has been pastor at St. Thomas, Mount Forest, Strathroy, Highgate and Port Stanley. Has been Charman of the Mount Forest, Strathroy, and Ridgetown districts, and President of the London Conference, and was associate representative with the late Dr. Nelles, of the general Conference at the Methodist Episcopal General Conference, Philadelphia, 1884.

He married Phoebe, daughter of the late W. Orser, Hallowell, Dec. 30, 1857. He has two sons in the ministry and one an M.D. Politically he is a Liberal. - Port Stanley, Ontario.