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'''Education:'''
'''Education:'''
*Bachelor of Arts (1925) - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland


'''Dates Employed:''' 1928 - 1938
'''Dates Employed:''' 1928 - 1939


'''Faculty:''' Arts
'''Faculty:''' Arts


'''Department:''' [http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Department_of_English <font color="#0066cc">English</font>]&nbsp;and [[Department of History|Modern History]]
'''Department:''' [[Department_of_English|English]]&nbsp;and [[Department of History|Modern History]]


'''Position(s) held:'''
'''Position(s) held:'''


*Professor of [[Department of English|English]] and [[Department of History|Modern History]] &nbsp;(1928 - 1938)
*Professor of English and Modern History (1928 - 1939)
*Chair of the Department of English
*Chair of the Department of English


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'''Notes:'''
'''Notes:'''


*Born in 1905.
*In 1938 McPherson was chosen Labour candidate for the constituency of Midlothian and Peebles, Northern.
*In 1938, McPherson was elected as Labour Candidate in the constinuency of Midlothian and Peebles, Northern Scotland.
*In 1939 McPherson resigned from the position of Chair of the Department of English.
*In 1939, McPherson resigned form the position of Chair of the Department of English.
*Served in the Canadian army from 1940 - 1945.
*Served in the Canadian army from 1940 - 1945.
*Vice-chairman of the Parliamentry Labour party from 1964 - 1967.
*Vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Labour party from 1964 - 1967.
*Died Monday, May 24, 1971, in the U.K., age 66.
*Died Monday, 24 May 1971, in the U.K., age 66.


'''Sources:'''
'''Sources:'''


*UA Case 77
*UA Case 77.
*"Chosen Labor Candidate for House Commons" ''The Daily Mail'', 23 February 1938.
*Senate Minutes, Book 5, (Nov. 27, 1927 - Oct. 12, 1943): 17, 161, 176-177.
*Senate Minutes, Book 5, (Nov. 27, 1927 - Oct. 12, 1943): 17, 161, 176-177.


Latest revision as of 09:26, 10 June 2021

Nicknames/Other names:

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts (1925) - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Dates Employed: 1928 - 1939

Faculty: Arts

Department: English and Modern History

Position(s) held:

  • Professor of English and Modern History (1928 - 1939)
  • Chair of the Department of English

Activities/Contributions:

Distinctions:

Notes:

  • In 1938 McPherson was chosen Labour candidate for the constituency of Midlothian and Peebles, Northern.
  • In 1939 McPherson resigned from the position of Chair of the Department of English.
  • Served in the Canadian army from 1940 - 1945.
  • Vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Labour party from 1964 - 1967.
  • Died Monday, 24 May 1971, in the U.K., age 66.

Sources:

  • UA Case 77.
  • "Chosen Labor Candidate for House Commons" The Daily Mail, 23 February 1938.
  • Senate Minutes, Book 5, (Nov. 27, 1927 - Oct. 12, 1943): 17, 161, 176-177.


--Emilyharnish (talk) 11:53, 1 September 2015 (ADT)



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