Background
SQUAIR, John was born in 1850 in Bowmanville, Ontario, 1850.
SQUAIR, John was born in 1850 in Bowmanville, Ontario, 1850.
Studied at Public and High Schools in Clarke, Newcastle, and Bowmanville. University of Toronto.
Began to teach Public School in Darlington, Ontario, 1874. Matriculated into University of Toronto, 1879. Graduated from University of Toronto, 1883, with gold medal in Modern Languages.
Has been Fellow, Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor of French in University College, Toronto, since that time. Was Lecturer in School of Pedagogy, Toronto, and Examiner in French and German for the Education Department. Has been Secretary of the Modern Language Association of Ontario.
Has been Chairman of College and High School Dept, of Ontario Educational Association. President of Higher Education Section of the Dominion Educational Association. Professor of French, University of Toronto.
Spouse 1886, Laura Prout.