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Bishop's College School Bishop's College School or BCS is an English-language non-profit independent school, independent boarding school, boarding College-preparatory school, prep school in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada for students in Grades 7 to 12.Thomson, Ashley; L ...
, a private secondary school founded in 1836 in the Borough of Lennoxville,
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,
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, Canada owns an
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. Former male students are referred to as BCS Old Boys and former King's Hall, Compton & BCS female students are referred to as Old Girls. BCS's sister school, King's Hall, Compton, was founded in 1872 in Compton,
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and merged with BCS in 1972. The official charter of the
Bishop's College School Bishop's College School or BCS is an English-language non-profit independent school, independent boarding school, boarding College-preparatory school, prep school in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada for students in Grades 7 to 12.Thomson, Ashley; L ...
BCS Alumni Association was granted in 1901. The Heneker- Williams Society was created by the board of directors of the BCS Association to honour individuals who by leadership and example, have set the standard for volunteer support of Bishop's College School and King's Hall, Compton. This list is a collection of notable BCS/KHC Alumni. For a list of BCS/KHC faculty see List of Bishop's College School Faculty. Bishop's College School and
Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...
have been two separate independent institutions since 1922, after sharing space on Bishop's University campus for nearly 80 years. Please do not include BU alumni on this page.


Educators and thinkers

* Frederick Edmund Meredith (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of
Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...
and President of the
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, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal. * General
Andrew McNaughton General (Canada), General Andrew George Latta McNaughton (25 February 1887 – 11 July 1966) was a Canadian Electrical engineering, electrical engineer, scientist, army officer, Minister (government), cabinet minister, and diplomat. Before th ...
(1887–1966), as the electrical engineer who designed the Cathode Ray Direction Finder and the president of the National Research Board. * Charles Sandwith Campbell (1858–1923) A benefactor who gave the City of Montreal the Campbell Concerts and Campbell Parks. He was a governor of McGill University. * George Hurst (1926–2012), chief conductor of the
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, visiting professor at the
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in London. * Eric Herbert Molson OC (born 1937) C.M., former chairman of
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and former Chancellor of
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. * William Heneker (1867–1939), one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the full rank of general in the British Army, BCS alumnus and former teacher. * William Watson Ogilvie – was the president of the
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in 1893 and 1894, and a member of its council for six years. He was also a director of the
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, the Montreal Transportation Company, the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, and a founding director of the Royal Trust Company. *
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-American electrical engineer and inventor who received hundreds of patents in fields related to radio and sonar between 1891 and 1936 (seven of them after his death). F ...
(1866–1932) professor at
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and the founder and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at the
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.


Sciences and engineering

*
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-American electrical engineer and inventor who received hundreds of patents in fields related to radio and sonar between 1891 and 1936 (seven of them after his death). F ...
(1866–1932) Inventor of radio (
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) and sonar "
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", professor at the
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and the founder/chair of the Electrical Engineering department at the
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. * General
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(1887–1966), the electrical engineer who designed the Cathode Ray Direction Finder and the president of the National Research Board. * Frederick Edmund Meredith (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of
Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...
and President of the
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, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal * Selwyn G. Blaylock (1879–1945), President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, established the Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal. * James Ross (1848–1913) of
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, a Scottish-born Canadian civil engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He established his fortune predominantly through railway construction, notably for the
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, of which he was the major
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, and also served as a governor of McGill University. * Richard H. Tomlinson OC, (c. 1924 – 2018) was a Canadian chemist and philanthropist who graduated from
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. He is best known as a founding director of Gennum Corp., a Canadian manufacturer of semiconductors and semiconductor-based products, and for making one of the largest single donations to a Canadian university. He was also a professor emeritus of chemistry, McMaster University.


Medicine and humanitarians

* Harry Woodburn Blaylock
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(1978–1928) was Chief commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross Society. * Hazen Sise (1906–1974) was a Canadian architect, educator, and humanitarian who worked alongside
Norman Bethune Henry Norman Bethune (; March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; zh, t=白求恩) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of socialized medicine, and member of the Communist Party of Canada. Bethune came to international prominence fi ...
as the chief fundraiser for the Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy in
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, Spain. He is responsible for introducing Bethune's achievements in China to the western world for the first time, and nominated Bethune's House as a
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. *Sir James Lauder Brunton 4th Bt., of Stratford Place (1947-) was born in
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and educated at
Bishop's College School Bishop's College School or BCS is an English-language non-profit independent school, independent boarding school, boarding College-preparatory school, prep school in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada for students in Grades 7 to 12.Thomson, Ashley; L ...
,
Lennoxville, Quebec Lennoxville () is an ''arrondissement'', or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometres south of downtown Sherbrooke. Lenn ...
, and
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, Montreal. He is a Professor of Medicine at the
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. His father and grandfather were also both educated at McGill. His grandfather (the 2nd Baronet) settled the family in
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in 1912.


Arts and media

*
Jake Eberts Jake Eberts, OC (July 10, 1941 – September 6, 2012) was a Canadian film producer, executive and financier. He was known for his work on Academy Award-winning titles ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981, uncredited), ''Gandhi'' (1982), '' Dances with Wo ...
OC (1941–2012), award-winning film producer of ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Dances with Wolves'' & ''
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''. He has been associated with films garnering 66 Oscar nominations, including nine for Best Picture. In 2006, March of the Penguins won the Oscar for Best Documentary. * Richard Smeaton White (1865–1936) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure. He sat for Inkerman Division in the
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as a
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from 1917 to 1936. * Ralph Barker Gustafson, CM (1909–1995) was a Canadian poet and professor at
Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...
. * John Calder (1927–2018) was a Scottish-Canadian writer who founded the company
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in 1949. *
Sharon Pollock Sharon Pollock, (19 April 1936 – 22 April 2021) was a Canadian playwright, actor, and director. She was Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary (1984), Theatre New Brunswick (1988–1990) and Performance Kitchen & The Garry Theatre, the latter ...
(1928-2021) Canadian Playwright, an officer of the
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and
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. * Clive M. Law(1954–2017) was a Canadian publisher and author, and founder and President of
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. * John Glassco (1909–1981) was a Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist. According to Stephen Scobie, "Glassco will be remembered for his brilliant autobiography, his elegant, classical poems, and for his translations."Stephen Scobie,
Glassco, John
", ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 906.
He is also remembered by some for his
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. * David Atkinson (1921–2012), Broadway actor and singer. He also served in the
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during
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in the
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just prior to Japan's surrender. *
Norman Webster Norman Eric Webster (June 4, 1941 – November 19, 2021) was a Canadian journalist and an editor-in-chief of ''The Globe and Mail'' and '' The Gazette''. He was one of the three western journalists in the Chinese capital Beijing during the Cult ...
OC (1941–) A Canadian journalist and a former editor-in-chief of
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and The Gazette. * George Hurst (1926–2012), Chief Conductor of the
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; visiting professor at the
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in London. *
Giles Walker Giles Walker (January 17, 1946 – March 23, 2020) was a Scottish-born Canadian film director. Biography Giles Walker, born in 1946 in Dundee, Scotland, received a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick and an M.A. from Stanford University ...
(1946–2020) Scottish-Canadian film director, staff director at the National Film Board of Canada for 20 years and recipient of an Oscar nomination for a short drama. *
Stuart McLean Andrew Stuart McLean, (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program '' The Vinyl Cafe''.OC (1948–2017) Celebrated Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program,
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. *
Michael Ondaatje Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist. Ondaatje's literary career began with his poetry in 1967, publishing ''The Dainty Monsters'', and then in 1970 the critically a ...
(1943–) He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the
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, the
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, the
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, and the
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étranger. and recognized for his nationally and internationally successful novel ''
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'' (1992). He also funds the Ondaatje Endeavour camping trips for BCS students. *
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(1967–) an American stage and film actor, documentarian and activist who has appeared in such high-profile productions as
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,
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, Heroes and CSO, and Crime Scene Investigation with legendary producer
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. * Filipes Antônio da Silva Baptista Tou, otherwise known as ', Macanese singer. Winner of over four seasons of
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, Teledifusão de Macau, S. A. Competitions. * Scott Abbott co-inventor of the
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. Howard Ryshpan, actor * Howard Ryshpan (1932–) Canadian actor in radio, films, television and theatre. *
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OC (1931–2015) Director of BBC documentary
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or Seven-up! * Robert Bédard (1931– ) is a Canadian former
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player. Bédard was the top-ranked Canadian singles player for most of the 1950s and early 1960s. Headmaster of St. Andrew's College. * Diana Fowler LeBlanc, CC (born 1940 in
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) is the widow of former
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,
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, during whose term she was Viceregal consort. She was stationed at the Paris offices of
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and then the London office of
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.


Military service

* General
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(1887–1966), First commander of the
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in the Second World War, Minister of National Defense, and Canadian
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* George Harold Baker (November 4, 1877 – June 2, 1916) was a lawyer, political figure, and soldier from
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, Canada. He represented Brome in the
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, from 1911 to 1916, as a
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Member of Parliament. A bronze statue of him was erected in the Canadian Parliament Building. He is the only sitting Canadian MP to be
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on military service. *
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Kenneth Stuart (September 9, 1891 – November 3, 1945) was a
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soldier and
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, the head of the
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from 24 December 1941 until 27 December 1943. * Major General William Henry Pferinger Elkins (13 June 1883 – 1964) was a Canadian soldier. He was a Commandant of the RMC. * Major General Harry Wickwire Foster (1902–1964) A senior Canadian Army officer who commanded two Canadian divisions during World War II. He served in both the Pacific and European theatres. * John H. C. McGreevy (1913–2004) was a member of the
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and a recipient of the
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. He was a leading figure in the Anglophone community of Quebec City, rewarded for his community service and recognized for his military service in the Second World War as prisoner of war for four years while serving as a lieutenant with the Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong.Greenfield, Nathan.''The Damned''. Harper Collins, 2010 *Knight Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis commander of the Royal Highlanders of Canada who also led the
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during the last two months of the
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as a major-general. Mount Loomis in Alberta is named after him. * Robert Moncel (1917– 2007) was a Canadian army officer. Moncel was
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of the
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and former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the youngest general officer in the Canadian Army when promoted to
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on 17 August 1944, at the age of 27. * Sir William Price (1867–1924), Quebec businessman and politician. One of the organizers for the Valcartier Military Camp (now
CFB Valcartier 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier (2 CDSB Valcartier), formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier (CFB Valcartier), is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valc ...
) where BCS students start their year with the Cadet Orientation Camp. There are five generations of the Price family who studied at BCS. * Sir Hugh Allan, father of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
H. Montagu Allan Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan, (October 13, 1860 – September 26, 1951) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the principal heir of his father, Sir Hugh Allan, and became deputy chairman of the family-owned ...
, was a
Scottish-Canadian Scottish Canadians () are people of Scottish descent or heritage living in Canada. As the third-largest ethnic group in Canada and amongst the first Europeans to settle in the country, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian cultur ...
shipping magnate, financier and
capitalist Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their use for the purpose of obtaining profit. This socioeconomic system has developed historically through several stages and is defined by ...
. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada, and the businesses that he established from
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
filtered across every sphere of Canadian life, cementing his reputation as an empire builder. *
The Right Honourable ''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealt ...
Brigadier General Andrew Hamilton Gault (1882~1958), at his own expense he raised the still existing
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as the Patricias) is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Armed Forces. Formed in 1914, it is named for Princess Patrici ...
, the last privately raised Regiment in the
British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, colonies, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, mandates, and other Dependent territory, territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega ...
. He also served as a
Member of Parliament (UK) In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected us ...
for
Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England. It is a market town and has a Minster (church), minster church. Its population in 2011 was 64,621. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century priory, monastic foundation, owned by the ...
and as a
Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...
Officer. * General Sir
Henry Edward Burstall Lieutenant General Sir Henry Edward Burstall, (26 August 1870 – 8 February 1945) was a Canadian general. Early life Born at Domaine Cataraqui, Sillery, Quebec, the son of the wealthy merchant John B. Burstall (1832–1896) and Fanny Bell Fors ...
(1870–1945), commander of the
2nd Canadian Division The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; ) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada. The present command was created 2013 when Land Force Quebec Area was re-designated. The main unit housed in this division is the Roy ...
in the First World War. * William Heneker (1867–1939), one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the full rank of General in the British Army. * Commander
J. K. L. Ross Commander John Kenneth Leveson "Jack" Ross, Order of the British Empire, CBE (31 March 1876 – 25 July 1951) was a Canadian businessman, sportsman, thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse owner/breeder, and philanthropist. He is best remembered ...
CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
(1876–1951), sportsman, philanthropist and Deputy Governor of Jamaica; he funded the construction of the new campus for BCS in 1916-17. *
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normall ...
Sir George Norton Cory,
KBE KBE may refer to: * Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, post-nominal letters * Knowledge-based engineering Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is the application of knowledge-based systems technology to the domain o ...
, CB, DSO (26 December 1874 – 17 November 1968) was an American-born
Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...
soldier who served with the British Army in
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
,
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
and
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
and during the
Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic an ...
,
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
and
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
.


Legal

* George Carlyle Marler, (14 September 1901 – 10 April 1981) was a politician,
notary A notary is a person authorised to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents. The form that the notarial profession takes varies with local legal systems. A notary, while a legal professional, is distin ...
and
philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible ...
in Quebec, Canada. Marler served as city councillor from 1940 to 1947 and as Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee in Montreal. Leader of the Official Opposition of the
Quebec National Assembly The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; ). The lieutenant governor of Quebec (representing the King of Canada) and the Nat ...
against the Union Nationale. * James Kirkpatrick Stewart is a Canadian lawyer with over thirty years of experience as
Crown counsel Crown counsel are lawyers, generally in Common Law jurisdictions, who provide advice to the government and acts as prosecutors in cases. In various jurisdictions their title can vary and they could also be known as the Queen's Advocate, King's Adv ...
handling criminal trials and appeals for the prosecution, including more than eight years working with the United Nations in
international criminal law International criminal law (ICL) is a body of public international law designed to prohibit certain categories of conduct commonly viewed as serious atrocities and to make perpetrators of such conduct criminally accountable for their perpetrat ...
prosecutions as a trial and appellate counsel and legal manager. In the past, he has served as Senior Trial Attorney in the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR; ; ) was an international court, international ''ad-hoc'' court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in United Nations Security Council Resolution 955, Resolutio ...
(ICTR); as Chief of Prosecutions in the OTP at the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes in the Yugoslav Wars, war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to tr ...
(ICTY); and as Senior Appeals Counsel and then Chief of the Appeals and Legal Advisory Division in the OTP at the ICTR. * Frederick Edmund Meredith (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of
Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...
and president of the
Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. ...
, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal * Roy Heenan, (28 September 1935 – 3 February 2017) was a Canadian labour lawyer and academic. He was the founding partner of the Canadian law firm Heenan Blaikie.


Political figures

*
Sir ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part ...
James David Edgar Sir James David Edgar, (August 10, 1841 – July 31, 1899) was a Canadian politician. In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the '' Toronto Globe'', an alderman on Toronto's city council and an organizer for the Liberal ...
(August 10, 1841 – July 31, 1899) 7th
Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada The speaker of the House of Commons () is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A member of Parliament (MP), a speaker is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs. The speaker's role in pre ...
, and was given a
knighthood A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...
by
Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
. (Lennoxville Classical School Era) * Richard Smeaton White (1865–1936) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure. He sat for Inkerman division in the
Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada () is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, they compose the Bicameralism, bicameral le ...
as a
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
from 1917 to 1936. * General
Andrew McNaughton General (Canada), General Andrew George Latta McNaughton (25 February 1887 – 11 July 1966) was a Canadian Electrical engineering, electrical engineer, scientist, army officer, Minister (government), cabinet minister, and diplomat. Before th ...
(1887–1966), Canadian Minister of National Defense in the Second World War;
Ambassador to the United Nations An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ...
* Elliott Torrance Galt (1850–1928) Only child of the
Fathers of Confederation The Fathers of Confederation are the 36 people who attended at least one of the Charlottetown Conference, Charlottetown Conference of 1864 (23 attendees), the Quebec Conference, 1864, Quebec Conference of 1864 (33 attendees), and the London Conf ...
Sir
Alexander Tilloch Galt Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, (September 6, 1817 – September 19, 1893) was a politician and Fathers of Confederation, Father of Confederation, the Canadian Confederation, union of British North American colonies into Canada. Early life He w ...
(1817–1893) by his wife Elliott. A major figure in the financing and establishment of
Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 Alberta municipal censuses, 2023 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...
, Alberta, building 571 kilometres of irrigation canals and establishing coal mines with a daily capacity of over 2,000 tonnes * Loran Ellis Baker Member of the
Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...
in the riding of Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare (21 September 1905 – 9 May 1991) * John Smythe Hall (7 August 1853 – 8 January 1909) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and editor. Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, legal authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with th ...
for Montréal-Ouest * John H. C. McGreevy (1913–2004) was a member of the
Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...
and a recipient of the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal () or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952. The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was ...
. He was a leading figure in the Anglophone community of Quebec City, rewarded for his community service and recognized for his military service in the Second World War as prisoner of war for four years while serving as a lieutenant with the Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong * Tim Jones Former Mayor of
Aurora, Ontario Aurora ( 2021 population: 62,057) is a town in central York Region in the Greater Toronto Area, within the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located north of the City of Richmond Hill and is partially situated on the Oak Ridge ...
. *
Egan Chambers Egan Chambers (March 22, 1921 – May 5, 1994) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School and Bishop's College School. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1958 federal el ...
(1921~1944) Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Lawrence—St. George. * 2nd Lord Shaughnessy , William James Shaughnessy, (1883–1938), He was director of
Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...
. * 3rd Lord Shaughnessy, William Graham Shaughnessy,(1922–2003), member of the House of Lords; Major in the Canadian Grenadier Guards. * Sir William Price (1867–1924), Quebec businessman and politician. One of the organizers for the Valcartier Military Camp (now
CFB Valcartier 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier (2 CDSB Valcartier), formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier (CFB Valcartier), is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valc ...
) where BCS students start their year with the Cadet Orientation Camp. There is five generations of the Price family who studied in BCS. * John W. H. Bassett OC (1915–1998) was a Canadian media proprietor and politician. He is also a recipient of the Order of Canada. * The Hon. Matthew Henry Cochrane (11 November 1823 – 12 August 1903) was a Canadian industrialist, livestock breeder, and politician.
Cochrane, Alberta Cochrane ( ) is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. The town is located west of the Calgary city limits along Alberta Highway 1A, Highway 1A. Cochrane is one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, and with a pop ...
is named in his honour. * The Right Hon. Greville Janner, Lord Baron Janner (1928–2015) British politician, barrister * Walter George Mitchell (1877–1935), member of the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
; Treasurer of the
Province of Quebec Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border ...
* Clarence Chester Cleveland (September 14, 1849 – January 6, 1907) member of the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
for the riding of Richmond—Wolfe in the 1891 federal election defeating future Liberal
Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada () is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons ...
Wilfrid Laurier Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and Liberal politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadians, French ...
(who also ran in the riding of Quebec East). * Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson (1907–2002), of the
Molson Brewery The Molson Brewery is a Canada-based brewery based in Montreal and was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors. Molson Coors maintains some of its Canadian operati ...
and former owner of the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
* The Hon. Colin Kenny (1943–) Canadian senator. A member of the Liberal Party. * Lucien Turcotte Pacaud, (1879–1960) member of the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
& acting Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom * Commander
J. K. L. Ross Commander John Kenneth Leveson "Jack" Ross, Order of the British Empire, CBE (31 March 1876 – 25 July 1951) was a Canadian businessman, sportsman, thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse owner/breeder, and philanthropist. He is best remembered ...
CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
(1876–1951), sportsman, philanthropist and Deputy Governor of Jamaica; he funded the construction of the new campus of BCS *
Derek Bryson Park Derek Bryson Park (born April 11, 1956) is an American businessman and public servant. Park has held a number of public positions in his career, including director of the Federal Home Loan Banks, vice-chairman of New York City Industrial Developm ...
Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and served as managing director in the Fixed Income/Structured Finance Division at
Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1850. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merril ...
. * Diana Fowler LeBlanc, CC (born 1940 in
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
) is the widow of former
Governor General of Canada The governor general of Canada () is the federal representative of the . The monarch of Canada is also sovereign and head of state of 14 other Commonwealth realms and resides in the United Kingdom. The monarch, on the Advice (constitutional la ...
,
Roméo LeBlanc Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1928June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the 25th governor general of Canada from 1995 to 1999. LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also studied in France prior ...
, during whose term she was a Viceregal consort. She stationed at the Paris offices of
Radio-Canada Radio-Canada may refer to: * CBC/Radio-Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *Ici Radio-Canada Télé, the CBC's main French-language television network *Ici Radio-Canada Première Ici Radio-Canada Première (formerly Première Chaîne) i ...
and then the London office of
CBC CBC may refer to: Media * Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster ** CBC Television ** CBC Radio One ** CBC Music ** ...
. (King's Hall) * F. R. Scott (1899–1985), co-founder of first Canadian
social democratic Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...
party, the
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; , FCC) was a federal democratic socialism, democratic socialistThe following sources describe the CCF as a democratic socialist political party: * * * * * * and social democracy, social-democ ...
, and its successor, the
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...
. He also won the Governor General Award for his literary achievements. *
Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
Sir ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part ...
Louis Jean Bols (23 November 1867 – 13 September 1930) was a
British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
General, he served as
Edmund Allenby Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was a senior British Army Officer (armed forces), officer and imperial governor. He fought in the Second Boer ...
's Third Army
Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supportin ...
on the Western front and
Sinai and Palestine campaign The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918. The British Empire, the French Third Republic, and the Kingdom of Italy fought alongside the Arab Revol ...
s of World War I. He was also the
governor of Bermuda The governor of Bermuda (officially Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Somers Isles (alias the Islands of Bermuda)) is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. For the purposes of this arti ...
. * (1830–1913) Il est le premier maire de Cap-Rouge. * Raymond Setlakwe (1928-2021) Canadian senator for The
Laurentides The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 C ...
, Recipient of the Order of Canada.


Business

* Anthony Graham (1957– ) Director of
George Weston Limited George Weston Limited, often referred to as Weston or Weston's, is a Canadian holding company. Founded by George Weston in 1882, the company today consists of the Choice Properties real estate investment trust and Loblaw Companies Limited, C ...
(1996–2016),
Loblaw Companies Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners (including Loblaws), as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel. Loblaw operates a private ...
(1998–2015), Chairman of President's Choice Bank (2000–2015), President of
Selfridges Group Selfridges Group is a holding company of European department stores, itself owned by the Thai conglomerate Central Group and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. It operates the full-line stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas in Ireland, De Bijen ...
(2003–2017) and Chairman of
Choice Properties REIT Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, commonly referred to as Choice Properties, is a Canadian unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest real estate investment trust in Ca ...
(2017–present). * Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
H. Montagu Allan Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan, (October 13, 1860 – September 26, 1951) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the principal heir of his father, Sir Hugh Allan, and became deputy chairman of the family-owned ...
(1860–1951), of the Allan Shipping Line; donated the
Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the senior ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. It was most recently won by the Wentworth Gryphins ...
to
Ice Hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
He was president of several major Canadian financial institutions and of the
Montreal General Hospital The Montreal General Hospital (MGH) () is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada established in the years 1818–1820. The hospital received its charter in 1823. It is currently part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and is located ...
. He co-founded and was president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal. * The Hon. Matthew Henry Cochrane (11 November 1823 – 12 August 1903) was a Canadian industrialist, livestock breeder, and politician.
Cochrane, Alberta Cochrane ( ) is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. The town is located west of the Calgary city limits along Alberta Highway 1A, Highway 1A. Cochrane is one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, and with a pop ...
is named in his honour. * Hartland MacDougall (1875–1947), stockbroker and member of
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canada, it serves as a hall of fame and mu ...
* Eric Herbert Molson OC (born 1937) C.M., former chairman of
Molson Coors Molson Coors Beverage Company is a Canadian-American Multinational corporation, multinational Drink industry, drink and brewing company, brewing company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Molson Coors was formed in 2005 through the merger of Mo ...
and former Chancellor of
Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...
* Edward Bronfman, (1 November 1927 – 4 April 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the
Bronfman family The Bronfman family is a Canadian family, known for its extensive business holdings. It owes its initial fame to Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), the most influential Canadian Jew of the mid-20th century, who made a fortune in the alcoholic distill ...
. From 1971 to 1978, he and his brother owned the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
. The team won four Stanley Cups under their ownership, in 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1978. * Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson (1907–2002), of the
Molson Brewery The Molson Brewery is a Canada-based brewery based in Montreal and was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors. Molson Coors maintains some of its Canadian operati ...
and former owner of the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
*
Derek Bryson Park Derek Bryson Park (born April 11, 1956) is an American businessman and public servant. Park has held a number of public positions in his career, including director of the Federal Home Loan Banks, vice-chairman of New York City Industrial Developm ...
Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and served as managing director in the Fixed Income/Structured Finance Division at
Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1850. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merril ...
. *
Arthur Deane Nesbitt Group captain, Group Captain Arthur Deane Nesbitt (16 November 1910 – 22 February 1978) was a Canadian air force officer and businessman. Early life Nesbitt was born in Westmount, Quebec, the son of the very successful stockbroker and co-fo ...
OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
, DFC, CdeG (16 November 1910 – 22 February 1978) was a Canadian businessman and a decorated pilot and
Wing Commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Wing commander is immediately se ...
in
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. Under his guidance, Nesbitt Thomson expanded across Canada, and into the United States and Europe. They were the first Canadian firm in three decades to obtain a seat on the
New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the List of stock exchanges, largest stock excha ...
. * Jackson Dodds,
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,(1881–1961) Dodds had a distinguished career with the
Bank of Montreal The Bank of Montreal (, ), abbreviated as BMO (pronounced ), is a Canadian multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company. The bank was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank, making it Canada ...
where he was general manager before his retirement. Dodds' image appeared on the paper currency of the Bank of Montreal in 1931, 1935, and 1938 (during the time he was general manager).


Religion

* Clarendon Worrell (20 July 1854 – 10 August 1934) was the 5th
Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
of the
Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2016, the Anglican Church of ...
. * Edward John Bidwell (26 November 1866 – 11 August 1941) was an English Anglican clergyman, who served as Bishop of Ontario from 1917 to 1926. * James Williams (bishop) (1825–1892) graduated from
Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located on Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England and VI of Scotland, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale ...
. He participated vigorously in the development of the Protestant public school system in Québec and collaborated with Sir Alexander Galt in drawing up Section 93 of the British North American Act (
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) which conferred upon Parliament the responsibility of protecting the educational rights of minorities. *The Rt Rev Lennox Waldron Williams, DD (12 November 1859 – 8 July 1958)educated at
St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its foun ...
, was an eminent
Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
priest, the sixth Anglican Bishop of Quebec.(alumni and former headmaster) * Tim Matthews (1907–1991) was the ninth Bishop of Quebec.


Sports

BCS Hockey Program was established in 1914 and the BCS Memorial Arena is the oldest indoor rink in Canada donated by the alumni. * Ernest McLea (1876–1931) was a Canadian
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
player. McLea played in the 1890s for the
Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. ...
and was a member of four
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-winning teams. He scored the first
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in Stanley Cup play, and scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in a challenge game in 1896. * Hartland MacDougall (1875–1947), stockbroker and member of
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canada, it serves as a hall of fame and mu ...
. *
Christopher Temple Emmet Christopher Temple Emmet (1761 – February 1788) was an Irish barrister and poet, born into a well-connected, but politically radical, Ascendancy family. Early life Emmet was born at Cork in 1761. He was the eldest son of Elizabeth (née M ...
(1868–1957) was an American attorney and sportsman. * Edward Bronfman, (1 November 1927 – 4 April 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the
Bronfman family The Bronfman family is a Canadian family, known for its extensive business holdings. It owes its initial fame to Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), the most influential Canadian Jew of the mid-20th century, who made a fortune in the alcoholic distill ...
. From 1971 to 1978, he and his brother owned the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
. The team won four Stanley Cups under their ownership, in 1973, 1976, 1977, and 1978. * Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson (1907–2002), of the
Molson Brewery The Molson Brewery is a Canada-based brewery based in Montreal and was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors. Molson Coors maintains some of its Canadian operati ...
and former owner of the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
* Tom Nütten (; 1971–) is a former
American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
guard who played eight seasons in the
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(NFL) with the
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. * Catherine Boudreault, (1997-) Canadian
Rugby Seven Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
player, a silver medal winner at
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. * Dawson Mercer (2001–) Canadian hockey player that was drafted 18th overall by the
New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...
in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. *
Noah Dobson Noah Dobson (born January 7, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 12th overall by the Islanders in the 2018 NHL entry draft. Playing career Dobson ...
(2000–) A Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the
New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...
of NHL.


References

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