43 Notable alumni of
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is 1295th in the world, 460th in North America, and 28th in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 43 notable alumni from Mount Allison University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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John Reardon
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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John Henry Reardon is a Canadian actor and former university football player. Prior to 2015, Reardon starred as Blake Laviolette on the CBC Television series Arctic Air and had a recurring role as Greg Cameron on the Showcase series Continuum. As of 2019, Reardon stars as Detective Charlie Hudson on the Canadian television series Hudson & Rex.
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Bonnie Henry
- Enrolled in Mount Allison University
- 1983-1986 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biochemistry
- Occupations
- chief medical officer
- Biography
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Bonnie J. Fraser Henry is a Canadian physician who is the Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia, the first woman in this position. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She was a family doctor and is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine (also known as community medicine).
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Ian Hanomansing
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Ian Harvey Hanomansing is a Canadian television journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He formerly hosted CBC News Network Vancouver on CBC News Network, and reports for CBC Television's nightly newscast, The National.
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Alex Colville
- Enrolled in Mount Allison University
- Studied in 1946-1963
- Occupations
- painterprintmakerdrawergraphic artist
- Biography
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David Alexander Colville, was a Canadian painter and printmaker who continues to achieve both popular and critical success.
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Kate Beaton
- Occupations
- cartoonistchildren's writerwriter
- Biography
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Kathryn Moira Beaton is a Canadian comics artist and the creator of the comic strip Hark! A Vagrant.
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Jo-Ann Roberts
- Occupations
- politicianenvironmentalist
- Biography
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Jo-Ann Roberts is a Canadian politician and former journalist who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 4, 2019 to October 3, 2020, having been appointed upon Elizabeth May stepping down from the party's leadership role.
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Cuthbert Sebastian
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian was the Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis from 1996 to 2013. He was appointed Governor-General in 1995 and was sworn in on 1 January 1996. While in office, he was the world's oldest serving de facto head of state. His retirement was announced on 25 December 2012 and became effective on 1 January 2013.
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David Myles
- Occupations
- singersongwriter
- Biography
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David Myles is a Canadian songwriter and musician born in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Myles lives in Fredericton New Brunswick, as of September 2020, moving from Halifax, Nova Scotia. His music has often been labeled folk jazz, although he prefers simply to call it "roots" music. An independent artist who self-releases his albums, Myles has been able to gain an increasingly large audience, in part because of his active touring schedule and in part because of his cross-genre musical collaborations, which include a single made with the rapper Classified that became the biggest-selling rap single in the history of Canadian music.
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Henry Burr
- Occupations
- singerradio personalityrecording artist
- Biography
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Henry Burr was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer. He was born Harry Haley McClaskey and used Henry Burr as one of his many pseudonyms, in addition to Irving Gillette, Henry Gillette, Alfred Alexander, Robert Rice, Carl Ely, Harry Barr, Frank Knapp, Al King, and Shamus McClaskey. He produced more than 12,000 recordings, by his own estimate, and some of his most popular recordings included "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight", "Till We Meet Again" with Albert Campbell, "Beautiful Ohio", "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" "When I Lost You" and "In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree". A tenor, he performed as a soloist and in duets, trios and quartets.
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Michael de Adder
- Occupations
- cartoonist
- Biography
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Michael de Adder is a Canadian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist.
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Margaret McCain
- Occupations
- politicianphilanthropist
- Biography
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Margaret Norrie McCain is a Canadian philanthropist who was the first woman to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
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Kevin G. Lynch
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Kevin G. Lynch is a Canadian economist and former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Canada's most senior civil servant.
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Herménégilde Chiasson
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriterpoetjournalistplaywright
- Biography
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Herménégilde Chiasson O.C is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.
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Reginald Ruggles Gates
- Occupations
- anthropologistgeneticistbotanistzoologisteugenicist
- Biography
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Reginald Ruggles Gates, was a Canadian-born geneticist who published widely in the fields of botany and eugenics.
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John James Grant
- Occupations
- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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John James Grant (born January 17, 1936) is a Canadian politician and soldier who served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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Robert Winters
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Henry Winters, was a Canadian politician and businessman.
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Barbara Oliver Hagerman
- Occupations
- teachersinger
- Biography
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Barbara Anne Hagerman, OPEI was a Canadian music teacher and performer and was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. She was the second woman in the province's history to have held this position.
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Kenneth G. Mills
- Years
- 1923-2004 (aged 81)
- Occupations
- philosopherpainterpoet
- Biography
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Kenneth George Mills was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author. An exponent of the oral tradition, he gave spontaneous lectures and poetry for over 37 years. At the same time, he became noted for his accomplishments in music, particularly as the conductor of the choral ensemble The Star-Scape Singers. He excelled at composing, painting and design and has been described by some as a New Age man, a man for all seasons, and a Renaissance man.
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William John Bowser
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William John Bowser was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as the 17th premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.
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Grace Annie Lockhart
- Enrolled in Mount Allison University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- erudite person
- Biography
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Grace Annie Lockhart was the first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree. She formally enrolled in Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada in 1874 and graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science and English Literature on 25 May 1875. Although her later life was spent in a more conventional role, as the wife of the Methodist minister J.L. Dawson, Lockhart's academic achievement as a student provided clear evidence of the justice of women's claim to full rights in the field of higher education.
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Henry Emmerson
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Henry Robert Emmerson, was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.
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Muriel McQueen Fergusson
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Muriel McQueen Fergusson, was a Canadian activist, judge and politician. Fergusson served in the Senate of Canada and the first woman Speaker of the Senate. She is known for a long career of advocating for the less privileged, most often women.
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Irving Schwartz
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Irving Schwartz, OC was a Canadian businessman. He was a noted community leader, philanthropist, and humanitarian. He was inducted into the Order of Canada for his work towards ridding the world of landmines, and was later made an officer of the order.
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John Clarence Webster
- Occupations
- historiangynaecologist
- Biography
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John Clarence Webster was a Canadian-born physician pioneering in Obstetrics and gynaecology who in retirement had a second career as an historian, specializing in the history of his native New Brunswick.
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Lorraine Eden
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Lorraine Eden is Professor Emerita of Management in the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. She also holds a joint appointment as a research professor in the Texas A&M School of Law. Dr. Eden is an expert in the field of International Transfer Pricing, which is the pricing of products that move between subunits of Multinational Enterprises.
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Archibald McLelan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Archibald Woodbury McLelan, was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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Albert Trueman
- Occupations
- writereducator
- Biography
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Albert William Trueman, OC, FRSC was a teacher, professor, cultural and university administrator.
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Clifford William Robinson
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Clifford William Robinson was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman and politician, the 12th premier of New Brunswick.
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Charlie Rhindress
- Occupations
- playwrightactortelevision actor
- Biography
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Charlie Rhindress is an actor, writer, director and producer living in his hometown of Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was educated at Mount Allison University and is a co-founder and former Artistic Director of Live Bait Theatre, based in Sackville, New Brunswick.
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Henrietta Banting
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Henrietta Elizabeth Banting or “Lady Banting” was a Canadian physician and the second wife of Sir Frederick Banting. Banting was the Director of Women's College Hospital's Cancer Detection Clinic from 1958-1971. While working at the Cancer Detection Clinic, she conducted a research study on mammography to measure its effectiveness as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer.
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Alexander L. Bond
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Alexander L. Bond is a Canadian conservation biologist, ecologist, and curator. He is a senior curator at the Natural History Museum at Tring and a researcher at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies.
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Laurie Swim
- Occupations
- textile artist
- Biography
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Laurie Swim, BFA, is a Canadian visual artist, best known for her quilt art. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the New York Museum of Arts and Design, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, the Ontario Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, and in private collections. She won the Portia White Prize in 2013.
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Richard Chapman Weldon
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard Chapman Weldon was a Canadian professor, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He represented Albert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member.
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Abner Reid McClelan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abner Reid McClelan was a Canadian senator and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
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Herbert Arthur Sinnott
- Biography
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Herbert Arthur Sinnott was a Canadian educator, lawyer and municipal politician who served as the 18th mayor of Calgary, Alberta from 1913 to 1915.
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Benjamin Russell
- Occupations
- politicianjuristjudge
- Biography
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Benjamin Russell was a Canadian lawyer, professor of law, judge, and politician in the province Nova Scotia.
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Alexander Rogers
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alexander Rogers was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878 and Albert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal member.
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Arthur Samuel Kendall
- Years
- 1861-1944 (aged 83)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Arthur Samuel Kendall was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal member.
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Thomas Tweedie
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Mitchell March Tweedie was a Canadian politician, lawyer and Chief Justice in Alberta, Canada.
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Alfred Lefurgey
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alfred Alexander Lefurgey was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
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Henry Absalom Powell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Henry Absalom Powell was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
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Alfred Augustus Stockton
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Alfred Augustus Stockton, Ph.D, LL.D was a Canadian lawyer, professor, politician, and writer.
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Richard Hanson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard Burpee Hanson, PC, KC was a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the Conservative Party from May 14, 1940, until November 11, 1941.
