Guysborough in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Henry Marshall Tory
1864-1947
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2019
1. Henry Marshall Tory Marker
Inscription.
Born at Port Shoreham, N.S., educated at Guysborough Academy and at McGill, Tory served as professor at McGill (1893-1905), Principal of McGill College, Vancouver (1906-7), first President of the University of Alberta (1908-28), and founder and President of Carleton College (1942-7). A distinguished scientist, he was the Chairman and subsequently President of the National Research Council (1923-35), President of the Pacific Science Congress in 1933 and of the Royal Society of Canada in 1939. Throughout his life he demonstrated his commitment to the spread of scientific knowledge and international good will. He died in Ottawa., . This historical marker was erected in 1951 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. It is in Guysborough in Guysborough County Nova Scotia
Born at Port Shoreham, N.S., educated at Guysborough Academy and at McGill, Tory served as professor at McGill (1893-1905), Principal of McGill College, Vancouver (1906-7), first President of the University of Alberta (1908-28), and founder and President of Carleton College (1942-7). A distinguished scientist, he was the Chairman and subsequently President of the National Research Council (1923-35), President of the Pacific Science Congress in 1933 and of the Royal Society of Canada in 1939. Throughout his life he demonstrated his commitment to the spread of scientific knowledge and international good will. He died in Ottawa.
Tory, natif de Port Shoreham, étudia à l'Académie de Guysborough et à l'université McGill. Professeur à cette derniere institution de 1893 à 1905, et directeur du collège McGill de
Vancouver de 1906 à 1907, il fut président de l'Université de
l’Alberta de 1908 à 1928, et fonda Carleton College en 1942. Il
fut président du Conseil national de recherches, du Congrès
scientifique du Pacifique et de la Société royale du Canada.
Toute sa vie, il travailla à la diffusion de la science etsa
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détente internationale. Il est décédé à Ottawa.
Erected 1951 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Location. 45° 23.369′ N, 61° 29.916′ W. Marker is in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, in Guysborough County. Marker is on Pleasant Street (Nova Scotia Route 16), on the right when traveling north. Marker is in front of the library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guysborough NS B0H 1N0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Dr. Henry Tory. (Submitted on August 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed By Steve Stoessel
2. Henry Marshall Tory Marker
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