James McGill of Montreal
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James McGill of Montreal
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Abstract |
The Glasgow-born McGill (1744-1813) was a fur trader, Montreal merchant, land speculator, city magistrate, member of Lower Canada’s Legislative Assembly and Executive Council, and Colonel and Acting Brigadier-General of the Montreal Militia. He is best remembered for his endowment of land and money to establish a university that bears his name.
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Montreal and Kingston
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McGill-Queen’s University Press
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1995
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en
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Frost, Stanley Brice. James McGill of Montreal. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1995.
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