Background
Beatty, Edward was born on October 16, 1877 in Thorold, Ontario. Son of Henry and Harriet M. (Powell) Beatty.
Beatty, Edward was born on October 16, 1877 in Thorold, Ontario. Son of Henry and Harriet M. (Powell) Beatty.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto. Honorary degrees, McGill University, 1925, University of Toronto, 1925, Bishop’s University, 1927, McMaster University, 1930, University of Western Ontario, 1935, New York University, 1936, University of New Brunswick, 1936, Queen's University, 1937, University of Alberta, 1938, Dartmouth College, 1938. Unmarried.
Began with law firm, McCarthy, Osler, Hoskin & Creelman, Toronto, 1898. Admitted to Ontario bar, 1901. With Canadian Pacific Railway since 1901, as assistant in law department, 1901-1905, assistant solicitor, 1905-1910, general solicitor, 1910-1913, general counsel, 1913, vice-president and general counsel, 1914-1918, director since 1916, president since 1918, also Chairman of the Board since 1924.
Chairman Canadian Pacific Steamships, Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, West Kootenay Power & Light Company.
President Quebec Salvage & Wrecking Company. Alternately president Vice-President Northern Alberta Rys. and Toronto Terminal Railway Company.
Director Bank of Montreal, Royal Trust Company, Canadian Industries, Limited., Sun Life Assurance Company, Royal Exchange Assurance Company, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Corporation, M., Street.Paul&South.S.M. Railroad, Canadian Investment Fund, Henry Gardner Company (London), Amalgamated Metals, Limited. (London), Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Chancellor McGill University.
Chairman Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee for the Province of Quebec.
Member of Corporation of Bishop’s U. President The Boy Scouts Association of Canada. President Shawbridge Boys’ Farm and Training School.
President National Committee for Mental Hygiene (Canada). Vice-president and trustee Royal Victoria Hospital.
President Montreal Orchestra.
President British Empire Games Association. Honorary president Saint John Ambulance Association, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Montreal Boys’ Association, member of advisory board Montreal General Hospital. Governor Canadian Corporation of Commissionaires.
Freeman, Vancouver, British Columbia, London, Ontario, Saint John, North.B., Cranbrook, North.B. Honorary captain Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Clubs: Mount Royal, Saint James’s, University, Montreal Hunt, Forest and Stream, Saint George’s (Montreal).