Education
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he attended Upper Canada College before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1941 from the University of Toronto.
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Kenneth McNaught
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During World World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. After the war, he received a Master of Arts degree in 1946 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1950 from the University of Toronto. From 1947 to 1959, he was a Professor of History at United College (now the University of Winnipeg).
From 1959 to 1989, he was a professor of history at the University of Toronto.
From 1959 to 1969, he was a contributing editor at Saturday Night.
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He is known for his 1959 biography of Company-operative Commonwealth Federation founder J. S. Woodsworth, A Prophet in Politics and 1982 The Pelican History of Canada. In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his courage and integrity in defending academic freedom, and for his contributions in moving the country"s political discourse beyond the classroom into the public domain".
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Canada
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.