J. M. S. Careless Explained

J. M. S. Careless
Birth Date:17 February 1919
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Birth Name:James Maurice Stockford Careless
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Alma Mater:University of Trinity College
Harvard University
Occupation:historian
Awards:Order of Canada
Order of Ontario

James Maurice Stockford Careless (February 17, 1919  - April 6, 2009)[1] was a Canadian historian.

Early life

J.M.S. Careless was born in Toronto, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto Schools. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He attended Harvard University and received a Master's degree in 1941 and a PhD in 1950.[2]

During the Second World War, he worked in the historical branch of Naval Service Headquarters at Ottawa, then transferred to the Department of External Affairs, where he served as Canadian Diplomatic Officer aboard the exchange ship .[3]

Career

Careless began lecturing at the University of Toronto in 1945, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Canadian political, ethnic, urban and intellectual history.He was appointed Assistant Professor in 1949, became a full Professor in 1959 and served as Chairman of the Department of History from 1959 to 1967. Careless was President of the Ontario Historical Society in 1959 and served as Vice-Chairman of the provincial Archaeological and Historic Sites Board. He was made Professor Emeritus in 1984.

In 1962, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was awarded the J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal. From 1963 to 1973, he was a Trustee for the Ontario Science Centre. From 1975 to 1981, he was a Director of the Ontario Heritage Foundation.

In 1981, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "ability to interpret Canadian history to the general reading public". https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185810/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=259 In 1987, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.

Personal life

Careless married Elizabeth Isobel Robinson on December 31, 1940. The couple had five children and ten grandchildren.

Awards and honours

Awards

Honorary degrees

Selected bibliography

Historical Consultant

J.M.S. Careless has served as a historical consultant for many films and television shows, including:

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2009/04/06/historian-careless.html CBC article "Canadian Historian J. M.S. Careless dies"
  2. Web site: UTARMS, University of Toronto Libraries . https://archive.today/20120707181934/http://content.library.utoronto.ca/utarms/researchers/Fonds/careless . 7 July 2012 . dead.
  3. Web site: James Maurice Stockford Careless (1919-2009) . Memorable Manitobans . . 23 December 2009.
  4. Neatby . Hilda . Canada: A Story of Challenge by J. M. S. Careless (review) . . December 1953 . 34 . 4 . 354–355 .
  5. Web site: The Union of the Canadas 1841-1857 . Penguin Random House Canada . 27 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Brown of the Globe: Volume Two: Statesman of Confederation 1860-1880 . . 27 April 2020.
  7. Book: Careless, J.M.S.. The Rise of Cities in Canada Before 1914. 1978. . Ottawa . Historical Booklet No. 32. 978-0-88798-030-5.
  8. Rea . J.E. . The Pre-Confederation Premiers: Ontario Government Leaders, 1841–1867 ed. by J.M.S. Careless (review) . Canadian Historical Review . March 1981 . 62 . 1 . 84–86 .
  9. Firth . Edith G. . Toronto to 1918: An Illustrated History by J.M.S. Careless (review) . Canadian Historical Review . June 1985 . 66 . 2 . 291–292 .
  10. Book: Careless . J.M.S. . Frontier and metropolis : regions, cities, and identities in Canada before 1914 . 1989 . University of Toronto Press . 978-1-4426-7510-0. 10.3138/j.ctt2ttmst.
  11. Web site: Careless at Work: Selected Canadian historical studies . Dundurn Press . 27 April 2020.
  12. Book: Careless, J.M.S.. Ontario: A Celebration of Our Heritage. 1. 1991. Heritage Publishing House. 978-1-895598-00-1.
  13. Book: Careless, J.M.S.. Ontario: A Celebration of Our Heritage. 2. 1991. Heritage Publishing House. 978-1-895598-02-5.
  14. Book: Careless, J.M.S.. Canada: a celebration of our heritage. 1. 1994. Heritage Publishing House. 978-1-895598-04-9.

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