Smith, Gordon Jenkin

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Smith, Gordon Jenkin

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1891-30 May 1971

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Gordon Jenkin Smith was born in Kingston, Ontario in 1891. He attended school in Kingston and enrolled at Queen's University in 1908. He graduated with a B.A. in Mineralogy and Geology in 1912 and received an Honours B. Sc. in 1915. As a student he obtained a varied experience in mining, prospecting and other engineering work. From 1915 to 1917 Gordon Smith taught civil engineering at the Nova Scotia Technical College in Halifax , but was drawn back to the family jewellery business in Kingston when his father died. He continued to work at Smith Bros. for 10 years. Gordon Smith married Cecil Gertrude McKee in, or around, 1918. They had two children John G. Smith and Eleanor A. Smith. In 1926 he joined the staff of Queen's University and became, respectively: Secretary-Treasurer of the Alumni Association and Editor of the Queen's Review; manager of the Employment Bureau; Secretary of the University council; Director of Endowment; and finally Treasurer of the University and Secretary of the Board. He was a life-member of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Queen's University Faculty Club and the Queen's University Alumni Association. He retired from Queen's University in 1950 due to ill health, and died May 30th, 1971.

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Smith, Eleanor (fl. 1900s)

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CA QUA02270

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familia

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Smith, Eleanor

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Smith, Gordon Jenkin

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Smith, Cecil Gertrude (fl. 1900s)

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CA QUA02272

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familia

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Smith, Cecil Gertrude

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Smith, Gordon Jenkin

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CA QUA02271

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  • inglés

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  • Portapapeles

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  • EAC

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