Grant, George Monro National Historic Person
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
George Munro Grant, Principal of Queen's Universit
(© /Bibliothèque et Archives / Library and Archives Canada / C-001663)
Address :
250 South Foord Street, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1937-05-20
Life Date:
1835 to 1902
Other Name(s):
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Grant, George Monro
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Educator and writer, principal of Queen's University (1877-1902)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Town Hall (beside entrance) 250 South Foord Street, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Educationist and writer
Author of "Ocean to Ocean"
Minister of St. Matthew's Church, Halifax, 1863-77
Principal, Queen's University, 1877-1902
President, Royal Society of Canada, 1901
Born at Albion Mines, 22nd December, 1835
Died in Kingston, 10th May, 1902