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The Iron Chancellor: Sir Edward Beatty & McGill University presented by Prof. Don Nerbas

Monday, April 30, 2018 17:00to20:00

James McGill Society One-Hundred and Eighty-First Meeting and the Maysie MacSporran Annual Lecture

Presentation by Professor Don Nerbas, Department of History & Classical Studies and the first incumbent of McGill’s Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies.

Sir Edward Beatty (1877 – 1943) President of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1918-1943) was a major 20th century business leader.

As Chancellor (1920-1943) Beatty was an active force at McGill. During the Great Depression of the 1930s,“the decade of the Chancellor,”Beatty played a decisive role in the University’s operation.

Monday, April 30th in the Main Dining Room of the McGill Faculty Club. Reception: 5:00pm; Presentation: 5:30pm.

ALL ARE WELCOME

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