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PA032

Edward Beatty fonds. - 1879-1938.

Biographical sketch :
Edward Wentworth Beatty was born at Thorold Ontario on 16 October 1877. He was the son of Henry Beatty and Harriet M. Powell. Edward studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1901. Edward Beatty died in Montreal 23 March 1943. He began his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1901 in the Legal Department as assistant to the Solicitor-General. He was very quickly noticed by the President, Lord Shaugnessy, whom he succeeded as the youngest President of the company, the post he held from 1918 to 1943.
Edward Beatty was also Chancellor of McGill University for twenty-three years.

Custodial history :
The fonds was transferred to the Association archives in 1965 by the estate of Mary Beatty, his sister.

Scope and content :
The fonds outlines the career of Edward Beatty as President of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1918 to 1943, particularly with respect to social events. The fonds also deals with the administration of the Intercolonial Railway between 1890 and 1892. The fonds also relates to the activities of his father, Henry Beatty.
The fonds contains speeches, correspondence, photographs, brochures, banquet menus and certificates.

Physical description : 0.45 m of textual material. - Approx. 40 photographs. - 5 photograph albums.

General note : Title based on the contents of the fonds. The speeches are classified in chronological order. The documents in the fonds are in English. There are index cards for the photographs and the speeches. See the Edward Beatty fonds, held at the Canadian Pacific Archives at Windsor Station in Montreal. See the fonds of the Canadian Pacific Railways Navigation Department, PA-005. Included with this fonds are the documents donated by the estate of Mary Beatty. Certain documents relate to the father, Henry Beatty.

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Last update : 2006/10/23