West End in Halifax in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Izaak Walton & Dorothy Johnston Killam

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

1. Izaak Walton & Dorothy Johnston Killam Marker

Inscription. Izaak Walton Killam, born in Yarmouth, N.S. in 1885, was the leading Canadian business person of the first half of the 20th Century. His Royal Securities Corporation owned, controlled or financed many of Canada's major companies, mainly in pulp and paper and electricity. In Nova Scotia, these included Bowater Mersey Paper Company, Moirs Chocolates and Nova Scotia Light & Power. He died in 1955.

Dorothy Johnston Killam, Mr. Killam's wife, died in 1965. She left their combined estates of $100 million to higher education in Canada through the Canada Council for the Arts, Dalhousie University, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of British Columbia, and the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University. She also left $8 million to build the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children in Halifax - now the IWK Health Centre.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 44° 39.586′ N, 63° 37.328′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax

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Region. It is in West End. It can be reached from Windsor Street. Marker is in Section 2 of Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Windsor St, Halifax NS B3L B3L, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes

and in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fairview Lawn Cemetery (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Halifax and RMS Titanic (about 120 meters away); Halifax Explosion Unidentified Dead (about 120 meters away); Fort Needham Memorial Park (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Captain / Capitaine James Cook (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Deadman's Island (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); William Henry Chase (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); Halifax and Castine / Halifax et Castine (approx. 3.5 kilometers away).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

2. Izaak Walton & Dorothy Johnston Killam Marker

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.

Also see . . .
1. Izaak Walton Killam. (Submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. History of the Killam Trusts. (Submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Izaak Walton Killam Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

3. Izaak Walton Killam Grave Marker

Dorothy Johnston Killam Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

4. Dorothy Johnston Killam Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 669 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.