Background
STRATHCONA, Donald Alexander Smith was born in 1820 in Scotland. Son of Alexander Smith, Archieston, and Barbara, daughter of Donald Stuart, Leanchoil.
STRATHCONA, Donald Alexander Smith was born in 1820 in Scotland. Son of Alexander Smith, Archieston, and Barbara, daughter of Donald Stuart, Leanchoil.
Scotland. 1941 Entered Hudson Bay Company’s service at an early age. Was last Resident Governor of that Corporation as a governing body. Special Commissioner during first Riel rebellion in Red River Settlements (thanked by Governor-General in Council), 1859-70.
Doctor of Laws.
Member of the first Executive Council of North-west Territory, 1870. Represented Winnipeg and St. John’s in Manitoba Legislature, 1871-1884. Member of Parliament for Selkirk in Dominion House of Commons, 1871-1872, 1874, and 1878.
For Montreal West, 1877-1896. Governor of the Hudson Bay Company, Director of the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway, and of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Honourable President of Bank of Montreal.
Doctor of Civil Law Oxford and Dublin. Honourable Doctor of Laws of Cambridge, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Victoria (Manchester), Dublin, Queenstown, Laval, Yale, Ottawa, and Toronto Universities. Chancellor of M‘Gill and Aberdeen Universities.
Lord Rector of Aberdeen University, 1899. And Chancellor, 1903. Cartulary-register Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George 1886. Donald Alexander Smith, G. S; P.C., D.L.; High Commissioner for Canada since 1896.
Fellow of the Royal Society. Club: Athenaeum.
Heir: o. c. Margaret Charlotte.