Tory, Henry Marshall National Historic Person
Guysborough, Nova Scotia
Henry Marshall Tory
© William Notman / McGill University Archives // Service des archives de l'Université McGill, PR041493
Address :
27 Pleasant Street, Guysborough, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1949-05-30
Life Date:
1864 to 1947
Other Name(s):
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Tory, Henry Marshall
(Designation Name)
Importance:
First president of the University of Alberta (1908-28), National Research Council president (1923-35)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 27 Pleasant Street, Guysborough, Nova Scotia
Born at Port Shoreham, N.S., educated at Guysborough Academy and at McGill, Tory served as professor at McGill (1893-1905), Principal of McGill College, Vancouver (1906-7), first President of the University of Alberta ( 1908-28), and founder and President of Carleton College (1942-7). A distinguished scientist, he was chairman and subsequently President of the National Research Council (1923-35), President of the Pacific Science Congress in 1933 and of the Royal Society of Canada in 1939. Throughout his life he demonstrated his commitment to the spread of scientific knowledge and international good will. He died in Ottawa.