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E.F. Ross Brisley was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1906. He attended elementary school in the Oak Park neighbourhood of Chicago. In 1920 he moved to Toronto with his family. He attended Central Technical School in Toronto in a four year industrial course on architecture and building construction, graduating in 1924. His first position as an architect was with Lindsay A. Wardell in Toronto (1924-1925). He then joined J. Francis Brown Architect (1925-1926), followed by Wickson and Gregg Architects (1927), and J. Francis Brown and Son Architects (1929-1932). In 1931 he took a six month break to travel Europe. In 1932 he moved to New Liskeard in northern Ontario and worked as a draftsman with Hill Clark Francis before starting his own practice (1934-1945). In 1943, he worked for the Canadian Department of Defense in Ottawa, Works and Buildings of the Navy. Brisley was asked by F. Bruce Brown to return to Toronto in 1943 to assist him with projects following the death of J. Francis Brown. In 1946 Brisley became a partner in the firm under the name Bruce Brown & Brisley Architects (1946-1962) and later Brown, Brisley & Brown Architects (1962-1973) after F. Bruce Brown’s son, Douglas B. Brown, became an additional partner in the firm in 1962. In 1972, Brisley retired from his architectural practice.