John Bertram Stirling | |
Chancellor of Queen's University | |
Term Start: | 1960 |
Term End: | 1973 |
Predecessor: | Charles Avery Dunning |
Successor: | Roland Michener |
Birth Date: | 1888 |
Birth Place: | Dundas, Ontario |
Alma Mater: | Queen's University |
John Bertram Stirling (1888–1988) was a Canadian engineer and businessman who served as Chancellor of Queen's University (1960–1974).[1]
Stirling was born in Dundas, Ontario and educated at Queen's University (BA 1909, BSc 1911, LLD 1951), where he was a founding member of the Queen's Bands. He served with the Canadian Engineers in France during World War I. As an engineer, he became president of the Montreal-based EGM Cape and Company Ltd. He was president of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Montreal Board of Trade and the Canadian Construction Association.
He served as Chancellor of Queen's in 1960–1974, retiring at the age of 86. He received the Sir John Kennedy Medal in 1954 and the Order of Canada in 1969. Stirling Hall at Queen's, the physics building, is named in his memory.