James Herbert Bilton (April 10, 1908
The son of Walter Bilton and Maria Mathersen, Bilton was educated in England and moved to Canada in 1929. He served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from 1931 to 1953, and retired with the rank of Staff Sgt. He was also the editor and publisher of the Swan River Star & Times, and a member of the Winnipeg Press Club. In 1938, he married Mildred Mary Izon.