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 and 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 and 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.
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.
Location. 44° 39.586′ N, 63° 37.328′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. Marker is in Section 2 of Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Windsor Street, Halifax NS B3J 3A5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers
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.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017
2. Izaak Walton & Dorothy Johnston Killam Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017
3. Izaak Walton Killam Grave Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017
4. Dorothy Johnston Killam Grave Marker
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 380 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
