James McGill
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James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
human ⓘ merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Montreal business community
ⓘ
fur trade in North America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| employer | North West Company ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName |
McGill University
ⓘ
surface form:
McGill
|
| fieldOfWork |
commerce
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasPart | McGill estate Burnside ⓘ |
| influenced | development of higher education in Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding benefactor of McGill University ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legacy | creation and growth of McGill University ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Lower Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ |
| memberOf | Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| namesake |
James McGill statue at McGill University
ⓘ
Atwater Avenue and Sainte-Catherine Street West ⓘ
surface form:
McGill College Avenue
McGill University ⓘ |
| notableEvent | bequest of estate and funds for a college in Montreal ⓘ |
| notableWork | endowment for the founding of McGill University ⓘ |
| occupation |
fur trader
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Canadians
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish diaspora in Canada
|
| philanthropicFocus |
higher education
ⓘ
university endowments ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montreal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence | Montreal ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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