Arthur Eustace Morgan (26 July 1886 – 3 February 1972) was the eighth Principal and Vice-Chancellor of
McGill University
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Born in
Bristol
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England
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, he was the first Principal of
University College Hull
, mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status
, type = Public
, endowment = £18.8 million (2016)
, budget = £190 million ...
from 1926 to 1935. From 1935 to 1937, he was the Principal of McGill. Returning to England, he was the Assistant Secretary,
Ministry of Labour and National Service
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from 1941 to 1945. From 1954 to 1963 he was warden at
Toynbee Hall
Toynbee Hall is a charitable institution that works to address the causes and impacts of poverty in the East End of London and elsewhere. Established in 1884, it is based in Commercial Street, Spitalfields, and was the first university-affiliat ...
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Toynbee Hall Annual Report 1964
p. 19 'Postscript' by 'W.B.B.' (Walter Birmingham) ''explore.toynbeehall.org.uk'', accessed 15 February 2020
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1886 births
1972 deaths
Academics from Bristol
Civil servants from Bristol
People associated with the University of Hull
Principals of McGill University
Civil servants in the Ministry of Labour
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