About Murray Vaughan
Lived 1899 – 1986 (aged 87). Murray Vaughan was a Canadian artist.
A. Murray Vaughan, CC (23 January 1899 – 19 July 1986) was a philanthropist of the arts in Canada.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1969.
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Walter S. and Gertrude (Allingham) Vaughan. In 1930, he married the former Miss L. Marguerite Pillow of Montreal, daughter of Howard W. and Lucille Elizabeth (Fairbank) Pillow. Mr. Vaughan lived in Montreal for four decades until the 1970s, where for a time he was president of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1963–1968). In later years, he returned to New Brunswick and became an honorary chair of Fredericton Beaverbrook Art Gallery. At 86, he died in Saint John, New Brunswick.
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Who was Murray Vaughan?
Canadian philanthropist (1899–1986)
When was Murray Vaughan born?
Murray Vaughan was born on 23 January 1899 in Saint John.
When did Murray Vaughan die?
Murray Vaughan died on 19 July 1986 in Saint John.
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Murray Vaughan was an artist.
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Murray Vaughan was Canadian.
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