List of Bishop's College School alumni
Bishop's College School founded in 1836 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada owns a Old boy network. Former male students are referred as BCS Old Boys and former King's Hall & female students are referred as Old Girls. BCS's sister school King's Hall founded in 1872 in Compton, Québec merged with BCS in 1972.
The official charter of the BCS Alumni Association was granted in 1901 and the Heneker-Williams Society has been created by the Board of Directors of the BCS Association to honour individuals who, by leadership and example, have set the standard for volunteer support of Bishop's College School and King's Hall, Compton.
This list is a collection of notable BCS/KHC alumni. For a list of BCS/KHC faculty see List of Bishop's College School Faculty.
Educators & Thinkers
General Sir William Heneker
- John Bland – Emeritus Professor of Architecture at McGill University.
- Charles Sandwith Campbell KC (1858–1923) A benefactor who gave the City of Montreal the Campbell Concerts and Campbell Parks. He was a Governor of McGill University.
- C.L.Ogden Glass, Rhode Scholar, head of Ashbury College. (alumni and former headmaster).
- Paul W. Gooch — Philosophy Professor, President of Victoria University, Toronto.
- Robert Gordon — former President of Humber College, President of Canada Basketball, President of Bishop's University.
- Scott Griffin — Chancellor of Bishop's University, Canadian businessman and philanthropist.
- William Heneker KCB, KCMG, DSO (1867–1939), one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the full rank of General in the British Army.(alumni and former teacher).
- George Hurst (1926–2012), Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic; visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
- General Andrew McNaughton CH CB CMG DSO CD PC (1887–1966), as the electrical engineer who designed the Cathode Ray Direction Finder and the President of the National Research Board.
- Frederick Edmund Meredith KC (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of Bishop's University and president of the Montreal Victorias, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal
- Eric Herbert Molson OC (born 1937) C.M., former Chairman of Molson Coors and former Chancellor of Concordia University
- Barrie Wilson — Professor Emeritus & Senior Scholar, Religious Studies, York University.
Sciences and Engineering
Reginald Fessenden, Inventor of Radio
- Selwyn G. Blaylock (1879–1945), President of the Canadian Institute of Mining; established the Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal.
- Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866–1932) Inventor of radio (AM broadcasting) and sonar "Fessenden oscillator", professor at the Purdue University and the founder/chair of the Electrical Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh.
- General Andrew McNaughton CH CB CMG DSO CD PC (1887–1966), as the electrical engineer who designed the Cathode Ray Direction Finder and the President of the National Research Board.
- Frederick Edmund Meredith KC (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of Bishop's University and president of the Montreal Victorias, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal
- James Ross (1848–1913), of Montreal, was a Scottish-born Canadian civil engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He established his fortune predominantly through railway construction, notably for the Canadian Pacific Railway, of which he was the major shareholder, and also a governor of McGill University.
- Richard H. Tomlinson OC,(c. 1924 – 2018) was a Canadian chemist and philanthropist who graduated from Cambridge University. He is best known as a founding director of Gennum Corp., a Canadian manufacturer of semiconductors and semiconductor-based products, and for making one of the largest single donations to a Canadian university. Hi is also a Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, McMaster University.
- Edward Wilson-Ewing — physicist at the Louisiana State University.
Medicine and Humanitarians
Sise & Dr Bethune
- Maude Abbott — one of Canada's earliest female medical graduates, founder of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada
- Sir James Lauder Brunton, 4th Bt., of Stratford Place, a professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
- Harry Woodburn Blaylock CBE (1978–1928) Chief commissioner of the society of the Canadian Red Cross Society.
- Hazen Sise (1906–1974) was a Canadian architect, educator, and humanitarian who worked alongside with Norman Bethune as the chief fundraiser for the committee to Aid Spanish Democracy in Madrid, Spain. He is responsible for introducing Bethune's achievements in China to the Western world for the first time and nominate Bethune's House as a National Historic Site of Canada.
Arts and Medias
Paul Almond
Michael Ondaatje
Ntare Mwine
- Scott Abbott The co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit.
- Paul Almond OC (1931–2015) Director of BBC documentary Up series or Seven-up！
- David Atkinson (1921–2012), Broadway actor and singer. He also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II in the South Pacific just prior to Japan's surrender.
- John Bassett — publisher of the Montreal Gazette, owner of the Toronto Argonauts, 1961–1971.
- Robert Bédard (1931– ) is a Canadian former tennis player. Bédard was the top-ranked Canadian singles player for most of the 1950s and early 1960s. Headmaster of St. Andrew's College.
- John Calder (1927-2018) is a Scottish-Canadian writer who founded the company Calder Publishing in 1949.[1]
- Jim Corcoran — singer, songwriter and radio host
- Jake Eberts OC (1941–2012), award-winning film producer of Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, Dances with Wolves & Chicken Run. He had been associated with films garnering 66 Oscar nominations, including nine for Best Picture. In 2006, March of the Penguins won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
- Diana Fowler LeBlanc, CC (born 1940 in Toronto) is the widow of former Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc, during whose term she was a Viceregal consort. She stationed at the Paris offices of Radio-Canada and then the London office of CBC.
- John Glassco (1909–1981) was a Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist. According to Stephen Scobie, "Glassco will be remembered for his brilliant autobiography, his elegant, classical poems, and for his translations."[2] He is also remembered by some for his erotica.
- Ralph Barker Gustafson, CM (1909 - 1995) was a Canadian poet and professor at Bishop's University.
- Helen Anne Henderson — journalist and disability rights advocate.
- George Hurst (1926–2012), Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic; visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
- Kay Kinsman, (1909-1998), visual artist and mature student.
- Clive M. Law(1954–2017) was a Canadian publisher and author, and founder and President of Service Publications.
- Galt MacDermot — musician, arranger, composer of 60's rock musical Hair (musical).
- Stuart McLean OC (1948–2017) Celebrated Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe.[3]
- Ntare Mwine (1867-)an American stage and film actor, documentarian and activist who has appeared in such high-profile productions as Blood Diamond, Law & Order, Heroes and CSO: Crime Scene Investigation with legendary producer Steven Soderbergh.
- Michael Ondaatje OC FRSL (1943–) He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the Governor General's Award, the Giller Prize, the Booker Prize, and the Prix Médicis étranger.[4] and recognized for his nationally and internationally successful novel The English Patient (1992)He also fund the Ondaatje camping trips in BCS.
- Damian Pettigrew — film director.
- Johnny Reid — country music singer.
- Howard Ryshpan (1932–) Canadian actor at radio, films, television and theatre.
- Giles Walker (1946-2020) Scotish-Canadian Film Director, staff director at the National Film Board of Canada for 20 years and received an Oscar nomination for a short drama.
- Norman Webster OC (1941–) A Canadian journalist and a former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and The Gazette.[5]
- Peter G. White, former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada from 1989–89 for Brian Mulroney. CO-owner of the The Record (Sherbrooke).
- Richard Smeaton White PC CC OOnt (1865–1936) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure. He sat for Inkerman division in the Senate of Canada as a Conservative from 1917 to 1936.
Military Service
General Andrew McNaughton BCS'01
The Right Hon.Andrew Hamilton Gault
- Sir Hugh Allan, father of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. Montagu Allan was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada, and the businesses that he established from Montreal filtered across every sphere of Canadian life, cementing his reputation as an empire builder.
- General Sir Henry Edward Burstall (1870–1945), commander of the 2nd Canadian Division in the First World War.
- Major General Harry Wickwire Foster CBE, DSO (1902–1964) A senior Canadian Army officer who commanded two Canadian divisions during World War II. He served in both the Pacific and European theatres.
- The Right Honourable Brigadier General Andrew Hamilton Gault DSO (1882~1958) At his own expense, he raised the still existing Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the last privately raised Regiment in the British Empire. He also served as a Member of Parliament (UK) for Taunton and a Black Watch Officer.
- William Heneker KCB, KCMG, DSO (1867–1939), one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the full rank of General in the British Army.
- General Andrew McNaughton CH CB CMG DSO CD PC (1887–1966), First commander of the First Canadian Army in the Second World War; Minister of National Defense and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations.
- John H. C. McGreevy (1913–2004) was a member of the Order of Canada[6] and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. He was a leading figure in the Anglophone community of Quebec City, rewarded for his community service and recognized for his military service in the Second World War as prisoner of war for four years while serving as a lieutenant[7] with the Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong[8]
- Colonel Arthur Huffman McGreer OBE, Principal of Bishop's University, suggested including the list of Sherbrooke soldiers who fell during World War I.
- The Rev. Canon Frederick Scott — Senior Chaplain, First Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force, WWI.
- Knight Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis KCB CMG DSO commander of the Royal Highlanders of Canada who also led the 3rd Canadian Division during the last two months of the First World War as a major-general, Mount Loomis in Alberta is named after him.
- Robert Moncel OC DSO OBE CD (1917– 2007) was a Canadian army officer. Moncel was Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Army and former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the youngest general officer in the Canadian Army when promoted to Brigadier on August 17, 1944, at the age of 27.
- Brigadier-General John Herbert PriceOC OBEHe served as an artillery officer with the 15th Scottish Division during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross after being wounded at Paschendaele. He also served with the First Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada, during World War II, was appointed Commanding Officer during the Battle of Hong Kong and was a prisoner of war from 1941 to 1945.
- Sir William Price (1867–1924), Quebec businessman and politician. One of the organizers for the Valcartier Military Camp (now CFB Valcartier) where BCS students start their year with the Cadet Orientation Camp. There is five generations of the Price family who studied in BCS.
- Commander J. K. L. Ross CBE (1876–1951), sportsman, philanthropist and Deputy Governor of Jamaica; he fonded the construction of the new campus of BCS
Legal
F.E. Meredith
- Roy Heenan, OC (September 28, 1935 – February 3, 2017) was a Canadian labour lawyer and academic. He was the founding partner of the Canadian law firm Heenan Blaikie.
- George Carlyle Marler, PC (September 14, 1901 – April 10, 1981) was a politician, notary and philatelist in Quebec, Canada. Marler served as city councillor from 1940 to 1947 and as Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee in Montreal. Leader of the Official Opposition of the Quebec National Assembly against the Union Nationale.
- Frederick Edmund Meredith KC (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of Bishop's University and president of the Montreal Victorias, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal
- Francis Reginald Scott — Rhodes Scholar, poet, constitutional expert.
- James Kirkpatrick Stewart[9] is a Canadian lawyer with over thirty years of experience as Crown counsel handling criminal trials and appeals for the prosecution, including more than eight years working with the United Nations in international criminal law prosecutions as a trial and appellate counsel and legal manager. In the past, he has served as Senior Trial Attorney in the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR); as Chief of Prosecutions in the OTP at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); and as Senior Appeals Counsel and then Chief of the Appeals and Legal Advisory Division in the OTP at the ICTR.[10]
Political Figures
Commander J.K.L. Ross of Montreal
Hartland de Montarville Molson
US Secretary of State, John Kerry and Derek Bryson Park; Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Douglas Abbott — Former Minister of National Defence and Minister of Finance, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
- Loran Ellis Baker Member of the Liberal Party in the riding of Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare (September 21, 1905 – May 9, 1991).
- John Bassett OC (1915–1998) was a Canadian media proprietor and politician. He is also a recipient of the Order of Canada.
- Lady Margot Beaubien, wife of Sir Gawaine Baillie.
- Peter Blaikie — Rhodes Scholar, prominent lawyer, former President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, television commentator.
- Egan Chambers (1921~1944) Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Lawrence—St. George.
- Roy Cullen — Former Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Etobicoke North.
- Allen Chastenet – Prime Minister of St. Lucia.
- The Hon. Matthew Henry Cochrane (November 11, 1823 – August 12, 1903) was a Canadian industrialist, livestock breeder, and politician. Cochrane, Alberta is named in his honour.[11]
- Jefferson Davis Jr., son of the former American President Jefferson Davis.
- Diana Fowler LeBlanc, CC (born 1940 in Toronto) is the widow of former Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc, during whose term she was a Viceregal consort. She stationed at the Paris offices of Radio-Canada and then the London office of CBC. (King's Hall)
- Elliott Torrance Galt (1850–1928) Only child of the Fathers of Confederation Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817–1893) by his wife Elliott. A major figure in the financing and establishment of Lethbridge, Alberta, building 571 kilometres of irrigation canals and establishing coal mines with a daily capacity of over 2,000 tonnes
- Robert Ghiz — Former Premier of Prince Edward Island.
- The Right Hon. Greville Janner, Lord Baron Janner (1928–2015) British politician, barrister.
- John Smythe Hall (August 7, 1853 – January 8, 1909) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and editor.Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal-Ouest
- The Hon. Colin Kenny (1943–) Canadian Senator. A member of the Liberal Party.
- Tim Jones (Canadian politician) Former Mayor of Aurora, Ontario.
- Jason MacDonald — Director of Communications, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
- John H. C. McGreevy CM (1913–2004) was a member of the Order of Canada[6] and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. He was a leading figure in the Anglophone community of Quebec City, rewarded for his community service and recognized for his military service in the Second World War as prisoner of war for four years while serving as a lieutenant[7] with the Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong[8]
- General Andrew McNaughton CH CB CMG DSO CD PC (1887–1966), Canadian Minister of National Defense in the Second World War; Ambassador to the United Nations
- Walter George Mitchell KC (1877–1935), member of the House of Commons of Canada; Treasurer of the Province of Quebec
- Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson OC, OBE, OQ (1907–2002), of the Molson Brewery and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens
- Derek Bryson Park Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and served as Managing Director in the Fixed Income/Structured Finance Division at Lehman Brothers.
- Sir William Price (1867–1924), Quebec businessman and politician. One of the organizers for the Valcartier Military Camp (now CFB Valcartier) where BCS students start their year with the Cadet Orientation Camp. There is five generations of the Price family who studied in BCS.
- Commander J. K. L. Ross CBE (1876–1951), sportsman, philanthropist and Deputy Governor of Jamaica; he fonded the construction of the new campus of BCS
- F. R. Scott CC QC FRSC FBA (1899–1985), co-founder of first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party. He also won the Governor General Award for his literary achievements.
- 2nd Lord Shaughnessy KC, William James Shaughnessy, (1883–1938), He was director of Canadian Pacific railway.
- 3rd Lord Shaughnessy, William Graham Shaughnessy,(1922–2003), member of the House of Lords; Major in the Canadian Grenadier Guards.
- Lucien Turcotte Pacaud, (1879–1960) member of the House of Commons of Canada & acting Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Peter G. White, former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada from 1989–89 for Brian Mulroney. CO-owner of the The Record (Sherbrooke).
- Richard Smeaton White PC CC OOnt (1865–1936) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure. He sat for Inkerman division in the Senate of Canada as a Conservative from 1917 to 1936.
Business
Anthony R. Graham
Sir Montagu Allan
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. Montagu Allan CVO (1860–1951), of the Allan Shipping Line; donated the Allan Cup to Ice Hockey He was president of several major Canadian financial institutions and of the Montreal General Hospital. He co-founded and was president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal.
- Edward Bronfman, OC (November 1, 1927 – April 4, 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. From 1971 to 1978, he and his brother owned the Montreal Canadiens. The team won four Stanley Cups under their ownership, in 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1978.
- The Hon. Matthew Henry Cochrane (November 11, 1823 – August 12, 1903) was a Canadian industrialist, livestock breeder, and politician. Cochrane, Alberta is named in his honour.[11]
- Jackson Dodds, CBE,(1881–1961) Dodds had a distinguished career with the Bank of Montreal where he was General Manager before his retirement. Dodds' image appeared on the paper currency of the Bank of Montreal in 1931, 1935, and 1938 (during the time he was General Manager).
- Anthony Graham (1957– ) Director of George Weston Limited (1996–2016), Loblaw Companies (1998–2015), Chairman of President's Choice Bank (2000–2015), President of Selfridges Group (2003–2017) and Chairman of Choice Properties REIT [12](2017 – present).
- Hartland MacDougall (1875–1947), stockbroker and member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Eric Herbert Molson OC (born 1937) C.M., former Chairman of Molson Coors and former Chancellor of Concordia University.
- Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson OC, OBE, OQ (1907–2002), of the Molson Brewery and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens.
- Arthur Deane Nesbitt OBE, DFC, CdeG (16 November 1910 – 22 February 1978) was a Canadian businessman and a decorated pilot and Wing Commander in World War II.Under his guidance, Nesbitt Thomson expanded across Canada, and into the United States and Europe. They were the first Canadian firm in three decades to obtain a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Derek Bryson Park Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and served as Managing Director in the Fixed Income/Structured Finance Division at Lehman Brothers.
Religion
Clarendon Lamb Worrell
- Edward John Bidwell (26 November 1866 – 11 August 1941)[13] was an English Anglican clergyman, who served as Bishop of Ontario from 1917 to 1926.[14]
- Tim Matthews (bishop) (1907–1991) was the ninth Bishop of Quebec.[15]
- James Williams (bishop) (1825–1892) graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford. He participated vigorously in the development of the Protestant public school system in Québec and collaborated with Sir Alexander Galt in drawing up Section 93 of the British North American Act (Constitution Act, 1867) which conferred upon Parliament the responsibility of protecting the educational rights of minorities.[16]
- The Rt Rev Lennox Waldron Williams, DD (12 November 1859 – 8 July 1958)educated at St John’s College, Oxford, was an eminent [17] Anglican priest, the sixth Anglican Bishop of Quebec.(alumni and former headmaster)
- Clarendon Worrell (July 20, 1854 – 10 August 1934) was the 5th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Sports
- Nick Arakgi — CFL football star and CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award winner. Honourable mention to his son Jason Arakgi who is also a CFL player, but a graduate of McMaster University.
- Leroy Blugh- CFL player and CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award winner, defensive assistant coach Ottawa Red Blacks.
- Edward Bronfman, OC (November 1, 1927 – April 4, 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. From 1971 to 1978, he and his brother owned the Montreal Canadiens. The team won four Stanley Cups under their ownership, in 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1978.
- Noah Dobson (2000–) A Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of NHL.
- Tom Europe — CFL defensive back, BC Lions.
- Keith Godding — CFL wide receiver, Montreal Alouettes.
- Shawn Gore - CFL professional football player.
- Cameron Hughes -public speaker and superfan at professional sports venues.
- Kyle Jones — CFL linebacker, Toronto Argonauts.
- Jamall Lee — CFL Running Back, BC Lions.
- Hartland MacDougall (1875–1947), stockbroker and member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
- Ernest McLea (1876–1931) was a Canadian ice hockey player. McLea played in the 1890s for the Montreal Victorias and was a member of four Stanley Cup-winning teams. He scored the first hat trick in Stanley Cup play, and scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in a challenge game in 1896.
Hartland MacDougall - Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson OC, OBE, OQ (1907–2002), of the Molson Brewery and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens
- Elie Ngoyi — CFL football player.
- Tom Nütten (pronounced [ˈnʏtən]; 1971–) is a former American football guard who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Rams.
- Larry Smith — former President of the Montreal Alouettes, former commissioner of the Canadian Football League, current Canadian Senator.
- Christopher Temple Emmet (1868 – 1957) was an American attorney and sportsman.
- James Yurichuk — former CFL Linebacker, BC Lions.
- Steve Zatylny — Canadian football player.
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