James Alexander Corry (1899 – December 26, 1985) was a

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academic and the thirteenth Principal of Queen's University, Ontario, from 1961 until 1968. Born in Millbank, Ontario, he graduated in 1923 from the

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. He attended Lincoln College,

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as a Rhodes Scholar. In 1927 he became a professor of

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at the

. In 1936 he joined Queen's University as a professor of

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. In 1957, when the Queen's Faculty of Law was re-established with his assistance, he was one of the three charter professors, along with Daniel Soberman and Stuart Ryan. From 1951 until 1961 he was a Vice-Principal of Queen's. Mackintosh-Corry Hall at Queen's is co-named in his honour.

Honours

* He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. * He received honorary degrees from 14 universities, including

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(1973), which later became Concordia University. * In 1968 he was made a Companion of the

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References

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