Background
McEwen, Alexander Campbell was born on August 22, 1926 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. Son of Walter Scott and Florence Lilian (Goodall) master of Civil Engineering. emigrated to Canada, 1949.
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Alexander Campbell McEwen
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Education
Bachelor of Laws, University London, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1979; Master of Laws, U. East Africa, 1970.
Career
Senior surveyor, H. Wheeler Associations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1961-1962; secretary treasurer, Association Ontario Land Surveyors, Toronto, 1963-1964; principal, Survey Training Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1964-1970; survey consultant, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1970-1972; director lands and surveys, Government Newfoundland, St. John's, 1972-1976; commissioner, International Boundary Commission, Ottawa, Ontario, 1976-1990; survey adviser, Government Canada, Jesselton, North Borneo, 1954-1956; survey adviser, Government Canada, Lagos, Nigeria, 1989-1990; technical expert, United Nations, Victoria, Seychelles, 1958-1961; survey consultant, Canada Executive Service Organisation, Kingston, Jamaica, 1981; survey consultant, Canada Executive Service Organisation, Quito, Ecuador, 1986; professor cadastral studies, department geomatics engineering, U. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1991-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Royal Armoured Corporation. Member Canada Institute Geomatics (member county 1977-1981, Jim Jones award 1967, 83, 90, Presidential citation 1981), Western Canada Board Examiners for Land Surveyors (registrar, board directors 1991-1996), Association Ontario Land Surveyors (secretary-treasurer 1963-1964), Association Newfoundland Land Surveyors (board examiners 1975-1976), Writer's Union Canada.
Connections
Married Patricia Stuart Richards, July 27, 1956 (divorced 1988). Married Sherry Lee Wilson, June 13,1993. Children: Ann Florence, Sheila Jean, Laura Susan.
