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James McGill
James McGill
(October 6, 1744 – December 19, 1813) was a British businessman and philanthropist best known for being the founder of
McGill University
,
Montreal
. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Montreal West in 1792 and was appointed to the
Executive Council of Lower Canada
in 1793. He was the first honorary
Lieutenant-Colonel
of
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
. He was also a prominent member of the
Château Clique
and one of the original founding members of the
Beaver Club
. His summer home stood within the
Golden Square Mile
.
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