George Gilmour

George Peel Gilmour B.A, M.A, Ph.D. (March 14, 1900 – July 12, 1963) was a Canadian university president.[1] He was the youngest[2] chancellor of McMaster University, serving from 1941 to 1949, then serving under the title of president and vice-chancellor until 1961. Gilmour Hall, the building containing the office of the president and the office of the registrar at McMaster University, is named after him.

For those of a similar name, see George Gilmore and George Gilmer (disambiguation).
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George Gilmour

B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
7th Chancellor of McMaster University
In office
1941–1949
Preceded byHoward P. Whidden
Succeeded byE. Carey Fox
1st President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University
In office
1949–1961
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byHarry Thode
Personal details
Born(1900-03-14)March 14, 1900
Hamilton, Ontario
DiedJuly 12, 1963(1963-07-12) (aged 63)
Hamilton, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMcMaster University
Oxford University
Yale University
OccupationAcademic administration
ProfessionProfessor, clergy
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Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he received three degrees from McMaster and did post-graduate work at Oxford and Yale.

During his lifetime, he held positions in the Baptist Convention in Ontario and Quebec and was president of the Canadian Council of Churches from 1946 to 1948.

He was named citizen of the year by the City of Hamilton in 1950, and was inducted into Hamilton's Gallery of Distinction in 1987.[3] Gilmour received eight honorary degrees, and was named Hamilton's Man of the Year in 1950.[2]

McMaster career

Gilmour started as a professor of history at McMaster,[4] taking the Chair of Church History in 1920.[3]

During his tenure as president, Gilmour oversaw the construction of nine buildings on McMaster's main campus, including the McMaster Nuclear Reactor and McMaster Divinity College.[5]

Degrees Received

References
  1. Mémoires de la Société Royale Du Canada. Royal Society of Canada. 1965.
  2. Dr George P Gilmour (July 15, 1963). "Supervised Growth As McMaster's Head". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest 1283142073.
  3. "Gilmour, George Peel". HPL. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. Jones, Lyndon (Nov 24, 1989). "1st Baptist Begins 150th Celebration". The Whig Standard. ProQuest 353319193.
  5. Hamilton Bureau of The Globe and Mail (April 19, 1961). "Four Buildings Added to McMaster in $13,000,000 Expansion: Influx of Students Now Accommodated". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest 1284965680.
  6. "Mac Parent Newsletter – January 2005". 2007-08-11. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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