Morris Watson Wilson, CMG (1 March 1883 – 14 May 1946) was a Canadian banker.

Biography

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, Wilson was the president of the Royal Bank of Canada between 1934 and 1946, becoming the first professional banker to head the bank. During

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, Wilson was appointed vice-chairman of the British Supply Council in North America in 1941, and became its chairman after the death of chairman Arthur Blaikie Purvis in 1941. He was also the head of the Atlantic Ferry Organisation (ATFERO), the civilian precursor of the

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, and the North American representative of the British Ministry of Aircraft Production. For his wartime services, he was appointed CMG in 1944. Between 1943 and 1946 Wilson was the Chancellor of

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...

in succession to Sir Edward Beatty, having been a Governor since 1937. He served as Chancellor and president of the Royal Bank of Canada until his sudden death, of a heart attack, in 1946.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Morris 1883 births 1946 deaths Royal Bank of Canada presidents Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Chancellors of McGill University People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia