H. R. MacMillan

Harvey Reginald MacMillan, CC CBE (September 9, 1885 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian forester, forestry industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist.

H. R. MacMillan
Born
Harvey Reginald MacMillan

(1885-09-09)September 9, 1885
Pine Orchard, Stouffville, Ontario
DiedFebruary 9, 1976(1976-02-09) (aged 90)
Vancouver, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Occupationforester, industrialist

Born in Pine Orchard, Whitchurch Township, Ontario (today part of Whitchurch–Stouffville), he attended school in Bogarttown, Sharon, and Aurora.[1] He graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College[2] (then part of the University of Toronto) in 1906 with an honours degree in biology. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Forestry at Yale University[2] in 1908. In 1912, he was appointed first Chief Forester of British Columbia,[2] and in that capacity he established the British Columbia Forest Service. MacMillan served as Assistant Director of the Imperial Munitions Board during World War I.

In 1919, backed by British timber merchant Montague Meyer, MacMillan established the H.R. MacMillan Export Company, Ltd,[2] the first privately owned lumber export brokerage firm in the province. In 1933 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade. During World War II, he was Timber Controller, Chairman of the Wartime Requirements Board, and President of Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd. For these efforts, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1951 his company merged with Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Ltd. to form MacMillan Bloedel Limited (now part of Weyerhaeuser).

He was Honorary Colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada from November 23, 1953 to August 7, 1957.[3]

In 1970 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada. He received honorary degrees from the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto, University of Guelph and Carleton University.

He married Edna Mulloy in 1911 and they had two children.

Legacy

MacMillan funded multiple of philanthropic endeavours, many of which were named in his honour. These include:

Bibliography
  • Ken Drushka (1995). H.R.: A Biography of H.R. MacMillan. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 1-55017-129-1.
  • Donald MacKay (1982). Empire of wood : the MacMillan Bloedel story. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0888943709.

References
  1. Jean Barkey, et al., Whitchurch Township Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (Erin ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 76.
  2. Martin, Joseph E. (2017). "Titans". Canada's History. 97 (5): 47–53. ISSN 1920-9894.
  3. Roy, Reginald (1969). The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada 1919-1965. Vancouver: Evergreen Press. p. 515.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2006-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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