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Forrest, John
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Dates of existence
1842-1920
History
John Forrest was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, in 1842. He was educated at the Free Church College in Halifax, the Presbyterian Seminary in Truro, and at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was the minister of St John's Presbyterian Church in Halifax and represented the Presbyterians on Dalhousie University's Board of Governors beginning in 1879. In 1881 he was appointed George Munro Professor of History and Political Economy and served as Dalhousie's third president from 1885-1911. He died in Halifax in 1920 at age 77, known by many of his former students as "Lord John." In 1919 the "new" Dalhousie College building was renamed the Forrest Building in his honour.
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Dalhousie University. Office of the President (1838-)
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Dates of relationship
1886-1911
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John Forrest was the third president of Dalhousie University, serving from 1886-1911.
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (1988 -)
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associative
Dates of relationship
1881 - 1911
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John Forrest appointed was George Munro Professor of History in 1881.
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Dalhousie University. Board of Governors (1821 -)
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associative
Dates of relationship
1878-1881
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John Forrest represented the Presbyterian Church on Dalhousie's Board of Governors beginning in 1878.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, 2nd Edition
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- English