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Authority record- CA QUA01768
- Person
- 1866?-195?
Stephen Hannaford Thorne hailed from the Brighton area prior to starting at Queen's University in Kingston. He received his MD, CM from Queen's in 1887. He practiced as a physician in Bobcageon, Ontario for the majority of his working life.
- CA QUA01875
- Person
- 1912-1995
Eric W. Thrift was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 23 August 1912. He attended the University of Manitoba where he studied Architecture. He received his B.Arch (Gold Medal) in 1935. In 1936 and 1937, he was at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received his M.Arch in 1938. From the early years of his working career Mr. Thrift became more and more a Planner rather than an Architect. Between 1934 and 1944 he worked for the Manitoba government's post-war reconstruction committee and then he became director for the Metropolitan plan for Greater Winnipeg, 1945-60. Between 1960 and 1970, he served as the General Manager of the National Capital Region. He then moved to Queen's University at Kingston where he served as both a teacher and head of campus planning. In 1981 he became Professor Emeritus at Queen's. He passed away in Kingston in 1995.
- CA QUA01951
- Person
- 1901-1966
Born in Bloomfield, Ontario in 1901, Morley C. Tillotson graduated with a B.Com. from Queen's University at Kingston in 1926; and an M.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1929. He was appointed Executive Assistant to the Comptroller and Secretary of the Department of Munitions and Supply in early 1940.
Created by special Act of the Canadian Parliament in September 1939, and brought into force at midnight 8/9 April 1940, the Department of Munitions and Supply carried on and extended the work of its predecessors, the Defence Purchasing Board and the War Supply Board.
During its day - it was folded into the Department of Reconstruction and Supply in late 1945 - this body was responsible for the production of country's mobile fighting force, as well as for the purchase of all supplies for its Armed Services.
For services rendered, Morley C. Tillotson received an M.B.E. in 1947. The following year he returned to Queen's University as Assistant Treasurer. In 1950 he became Treasurer and in 1959 he was appointed Secretary to the University, a post he held until his death in March 1966.
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