Macdonald College of McGill University: A History from 1904-1955

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Macdonald College of McGill University: A History from 1904-1955
Abstract
Includes information on William C. Macdonald (1831-1917), a Montreal tobacco merchant and philanthropist, and founder of Macdonald College. The school was established in 1905 as an agricultural college and opened in 1907 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, in the West Island region of Montreal. The school was planned and funded completely by William C. Macdonald, who also provided a $2 million operating endowment. In 1943, John W. McConnell (1877-1963), businessman and publisher of the Montreal Star newspaper, purchased an adjacent 560 hectare (1,380 acres) farm and donated it to Macdonald College, increasing its size to 650 hectares (1,600 acres) and making the school the largest agricultural college in Canada. It was also one of the most modern agricultural colleges in the world.
Place
Montreal
Publisher
McGill University Press
Date
1963
Language
en
Citation
Snell, John Ferguson. Macdonald College of McGill University: A History from 1904-1955. Montreal: McGill University Press, 1963.
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