Henry Marshall Tory
| Henry Marshall Tory | |
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| President of the University of Alberta | |
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In office 1908–1928 |
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| Succeeded by | Robert C. Wallace |
| President of Carleton College | |
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In office 1942–1947 |
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| Succeeded by | Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 11, 1864 near Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | February 6, 1947 (aged 83) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Gertrude Frost of Knowlton, Quebec |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
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Henry Marshall Tory (January 11, 1864 – February 6, 1947) was the first president of the University of Alberta (1908–1928), the first president of the Khaki University, the first president of the National Research Council (1928–1935), and the first president of Carleton College (1942–1947). His brother was James Cranswick Tory, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1925–1930).
Awarded one of McGill's earliest doctoral degrees in science, Tory did not himself become a researcher but was the principal founder of several universities - University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and Carleton University - and of the Alberta Research Council and the National Research Council.
Born on a farm near Guysborough, in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, his mother was a major factor in his educational ambition. At 22, he registered for Honours Mathematics and Physics in 1886 at McGill University and received an Honours B.A. with gold medal in 1890, despite his mother's desire for him to study at Mt. Allison University to study Arts and Theology. After graduating, he studied theology and received a B.D. from Wesleyan College affiliated with McGill. He spent the next two years preaching at a church. He married Annie Gertrude Frost in 1893, who has never had any mentions outside of being a good hostess.
In 1893, he became a lecturer in mathematics at McGill University, and received an M.A. in Mathematics in 1896. He received a D.Sc. degree in 1903 and was promoted to associate professor of mathematics. In 1906, he set up the McGill University College of British Columbia which was absorbed into the University of British Columbia in 1915. From 1908 to 1929, he was the first President of the University of Alberta.
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