Murray Fraser Explained

Murray Fraser
Office:7th Dean of Dalhousie Law School (acting)
Term Start:1971
Term End:1972
Predecessor:William Andrew MacKay
Successor:Ronald St. John Macdonald
Title1:President of the University of Calgary
Term Start1:1988
Term End1:1997
Predecessor1:Norm Wagner
Successor1:Terry White
Birth Date:18 August 1937
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:academic administrator

F. Murray Fraser, (April 18, 1937  - March 12, 1997) was a Canadian academic and University president.

Early life and education

Born in Liverpool, England, Fraser was raised in Nova Scotia.[1] He received undergraduate degrees in Arts (1957) and Law (1960) from Dalhousie University and a Master's in Law (1962) from the University of London in the United Kingdom.

Career

He was made a Queen's Counsel in Nova Scotia in 1979. He taught law at Queen's University, Dalhousie University, University of Victoria and University of Calgary. He was the founding dean of the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. He was later appointed vice-president, academic of the University of Victoria. From 1988 to 1996, he was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary.[2]

He received honorary degrees from Dalhousie, the University of Victoria and the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[2]

Death

He died in 1997, of heart failure, at the age of 59.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ucalgary.ca/uofc/events/unicomm/Gazette/Archives/March17/murray.html Frasaer remembered
  2. Web site: DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY(. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.