About John Bertram Stirling
Lived 1888 – 1988 (aged 99–100). John Bertram Stirling was a Canadian engineer.
John Bertram Stirling (29 November 1888 – 20 June 1988) was a Canadian engineer and businessman who served as Chancellor of Queen's University (1960–1974).
Biography Stirling was born in Dundas, Ontario and educated at Queen's University (BA 1909, BSc 1911, LLD 1951), where he was a founding member of the Queen's Bands. He served with the Canadian Engineers in France during World War I. As an engineer, he became president of the Montreal-based EGM Cape and Company Ltd. He was president of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Montreal Board of Trade and the Canadian Construction Association.
He served as Chancellor of Queen's in 1960–1974, retiring at the age of 86. He received the Sir John Kennedy Medal in 1954 and the Order of Canada in 1969. Stirling Hall at Queen's, the physics building, is named in his memory.
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Canadian businessman
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John Bertram Stirling was born in 1888 in Dundas.
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John Bertram Stirling died in 1988.
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