John Murdoch Buchanan (1897–1975) was a businessman and

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of the

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(UBC) from 1966 to 1969.

Biography

Born in Steveston, British Columbia on 21 July 1897, in 1917 Buchanan became an early graduate of UBC. He was one of the founders of the UBC Alumni Association, and served on the university's Senate and Board of Governors. He was elected Chancellor in 1966. Buchanan received an honorary doctorate from UBC in 1970. He died on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic on 24 April 1975.

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1897 births 1975 deaths Academic staff of the University of British Columbia People from Richmond, British Columbia University of British Columbia alumni {{Canada-academic-bio-stub