James Alexander Corry CC (1899 – December 26, 1985) was a Canadian academic and the thirteenth Principal of Queen's University, Ontario, from 1961 until 1968.
James Corry | |
|---|---|
| Principal of Queen's University | |
| In office 1961–1968 | |
| Preceded by | William Archibald Mackintosh |
| Succeeded by | John James Deutsch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Alexander Corry 1899 Millbank, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 26, 1985 (aged 85–86) Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Born in Millbank, Ontario, he graduated in 1923 from the University of Saskatchewan. He attended Lincoln College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In 1927 he became a professor of law at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1936 he joined Queen's University as a professor of political science. In 1957, when the Queen's Faculty of Law was re-established with his assistance, he was one of the three charter professors, along with Daniel Soberman and Stuart Ryan. From 1951 until 1961 he was a Vice-Principal of Queen's. Mackintosh-Corry Hall at Queen's is co-named in his honour.
Honours
edit- He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
- He received honorary degrees from 14 universities, including Sir George Williams University (1973), which later became Concordia University.[1]
- In 1968 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
References
edit- ^ "Honorary Degree Citation - James Alexander Corry* | Concordia University Archives". archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- "Mackintosh-Corry Hall". Queen's University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2005.
- Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010
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