Floyd Chalmers
Encyclopedia
Floyd Sherman Chalmers, (September 14, 1898 – April 26, 1993) was a Canadian
editor, publisher and philanthropist.
Born in Chicago
, Illinois
, to Canadian parents he was raised in Orillia, Ontario
and Toronto, Ontario.
He was president of the Maclean Hunter from 1952 to 1964 and was its chairman of the board until 1969.
From 1968 to 1973, he was appointed Chancellor of York University
.
He wrote Both Sides of the Street: One Man’s Life in Business and the Arts in Canada in 1983.
In 1967 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
and was promoted to Companion in 1984.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
editor, publisher and philanthropist.
Born in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, to Canadian parents he was raised in Orillia, Ontario
Orillia, Ontario
Orillia, pronounced ōrĭl'ēə, is a city located in Simcoe County in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe, 135 kilometres north of Toronto.Originally incorporated as a village in 1867, the history of...
and Toronto, Ontario.
He was president of the Maclean Hunter from 1952 to 1964 and was its chairman of the board until 1969.
From 1968 to 1973, he was appointed Chancellor of York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
.
He wrote Both Sides of the Street: One Man’s Life in Business and the Arts in Canada in 1983.
In 1967 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
and was promoted to Companion in 1984.
External links
- Floyd Chalmers at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...