Macklin Leslie Hancock

Macklin Leslie Hancock OOnt (1925 - September 14, 2010) was an Order of Ontario winning urban planner, who was integral in planning Don Mills.[1]

Mack Hancock
BornApril 29, 1925
Nanjing, China
DiedSeptember 14, 2010 (age 85)
Toronto, Ontario
Spouse(s)Grace Fraser
Children6

The son of Dorothy Macklin and Leslie Hancock, he was born in Nanking, China. The family was forced to leave China following the revolution of 1927. Hancock was educated in Port Credit, Ontario, at the Ontario Agricultural College and at Harvard University. He served as a pilot during World War II. He was a founding member of Project Planning Associates Limited and served as its president.[2][3]

Hancock died at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.[2]

References
  1. Star, Shawn (2 November 2010). "Don Mills loses a founder". Town Crier.
  2. "Macklin Leslie Hancock". Globe and Mail. September 17, 2010.
  3. MACKLIN L. HANCOCK FCIP (1925–2010), Canadian Institute of Planners


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