Strathcona is a 19th-century variation of " Glen Coe", a river valley in Scotland. The word was invented for use in the title

Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, of Glencoe in the County of Argyll and of Mount Royal in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Scottish-born Canadian f ...

, first used for Donald Smith, a Canadian railway financier, in order to avoid association with the Massacre of Glencoe of 1692. Strathcona may refer to:

People

Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (6 August 182021 January 1914), known as Sir Donald A. Smith between May 1886 and August 1897, was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman who became one of the British Empire's foremo ...

** Margaret Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal **

Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Sterling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (14 June 1891 – 22 February 1959) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Biography Strathcona was the son of Robert Jared Bliss Howard and Margaret Howard ...

Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, (26 November 1923 – 16 June 2018), was a British Conservative politician. Biography Lord Strathcona was the eldest son of The 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal and his wi ...

Places

Canada

Alberta

* Old Strathcona, Edmonton, the former core of the City of Strathcona and now a Provincial Historic Area and arts and entertainment district * Strathcona, Alberta, a former city, now a part of Edmonton *

Strathcona, Edmonton Strathcona is a residential neighbourhood in south central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of, and should not be confused with, Old Strathcona, although much of the Strathcona neighbourhood is in Old Strathcona. The neighbourhood overlo ...

, a neighbourhood, part of the former city * Strathcona County, a municipality outside Edmonton *

Strathcona Park, Calgary Strathcona Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Bow Trail to the north, Sarcee Trail to the east, Strathcona Drive and the community of Christie Park to the south and Strathcona Pa ...

, a neighbourhood

Other places in Canada

* Strathcona (Hamilton, Ontario), a neighbourhood * Strathcona, Vancouver, British Columbia, a neighbourhood * Strathcona Islands, Nunavut * Strathcona Park (Ottawa), a park in Ottawa, Ontario *

Strathcona Provincial Park Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. Founded in 1911, the park was named for Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a wealthy philanthropi ...

, British Columbia * Strathcona Regional District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Strathcona Township, Ontario, a geographic township

Other places

* Mount Strathcona, Antarctica * Strathcona, Minnesota, United States

Canadian electoral districts

Edmonton—Strathcona Edmonton Strathcona (formerly known as Edmonton—Strathcona) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton ...

, current federal electoral district * Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district), current provincial electoral district * Strathcona (electoral district), former federal electoral district * Strathcona (N.W.T. electoral district), former Northwest Territories electoral district *

Strathcona (provincial electoral district) Strathcona was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1905 to 1913 and again from 2004 to 2012. It was re ...

, former provincial electoral district *

Strathcona-Sherwood Park Strathcona-Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the ...

, current provincial electoral district

Education

Lord Strathcona Elementary School The Vancouver School Board (VSB; officially School District 39 Vancouver) is a school district based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A board of nine trustees normally manages this district that serves the city of Vancouver and the Uni ...

, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *

Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School (Bravely, Faithfully, Happily) , established = , type = Independent, single-sex, Christian, day school , denomination = Baptist , slogan = Girls Unstoppable , principal ...

, a private school for girls in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia * Old Scona, a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Strathcona Composite High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Strathcona Elementary School, part of

Winnipeg School Division The Winnipeg School Division is a school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba. With 78 schools, it is the largest of six public school divisions in Winnipeg, as well as the largest and oldest school division in Manitoba. Its schools collectively tea ...

, Manitoba, Canada

Other

Lord Strathcona Medal The Lord Strathcona Medal, is the highest award which can be bestowed upon a Canadian cadet in recognition of exemplary performance in physical and military training. Lord Strathcona's objectives in establishing his endowment were to: * encoura ...

, the highest civilian citation a Canadian cadet can receive * Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Canadian Forces regiment * ''Strathcona'' (genus), a genus of rodent and sister genus to '' Masillamys'' * , a sternwheel paddle steamer operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1898–1902 on the Pacific Northwest coast, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels