George Peel Gilmour

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(March 14, 1900 – July 12, 1963) was a Canadian university president. He was the youngest chancellor of

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, serving from 1941 to 1949, then serving under the title of president and vice-chancellor until 1961. Gilmour Hall, the building containing the office of the president and the office of the registrar at McMaster University, is named after him. Born in

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, Canada, he received three degrees from McMaster and did post-graduate work at

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and

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. During his lifetime, he held positions in the Baptist Convention in Ontario and

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and was president of the

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from 1946 to 1948. He was named citizen of the year by the City of Hamilton in 1950, and was inducted into

's Gallery of Distinction in 1987. Gilmour received eight honorary degrees, and was named Hamilton's Man of the Year in 1950.

McMaster career

Gilmour started as a professor of history at McMaster, taking the Chair of Church History in 1920. During his tenure as president, Gilmour oversaw the construction of nine buildings on McMaster's main campus, including the

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and

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Degrees Received

, B.Th, B.D. – 1921 – McMaster University *

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– McMaster University *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmour, George 1900 births 1963 deaths Chancellors of McMaster University Academic staff of McMaster University Academics from Hamilton, Ontario