Izaak Walton & Dorothy Johnston Killam
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 • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 44° 39.586′ N, 63° 37.328′
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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). 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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. History of the Killam Trusts. (Submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
