Norman John MacMillan

Norman John MacMillan, CC, QC (1909 - 30 October 1978)^[1][2] was a president of Canadian National Railway.

MacMillan was born in Bracebridge, Ontario. He would study at the University of Manitoba where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1930. In 1934, he received a Bachelor of Laws.^[3]

As a career lawyer, MacMillan joined Canadian National Railways in 1937 as a solicitor in the company's Winnipeg, Manitoba office. He moved to Canadian National's Montreal office in 1943, becoming the railway's general counsel in 1945. In 1967 he became the company's President, leading the railway through a time of technological change. Before his retirement in 1974, MacMillan would see the start of construction on Toronto's CN Tower landmark.

He died in 1978 at his cottage in his birthplace community of Bracebridge. He was married with a son and a daughter.^[4]

Awards and recognition

• 1967: honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Manitoba^[5]
• 1972: first-ever Canadian recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by American Railway Development Association
• 26 June 1974: appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada

References

1. ^ "Norman MacMillan: CN president retired in 1974, joined in 1937 (obituary)". The Globe and Mail. 31 October 1978. pp. 11. 
2. ^ "Birth and Death Notices". The Globe and Mail. 2 November 1978. pp. 58. 
3. ^ University of Manitoba: Distinguished Graduates.
4. ^ obituary, The Globe and Mail, 31 October 1978, p11.
5. ^ University of Manitoba: Honorary Degree recipients list.

External links

• Canadian National: Norman MacMillan biography

Business positions
Preceded by Donald Gordon	President of Canadian National Railway 1967 – 1974	Succeeded by Robert Bandeen

Persondata
Name	Macmillan, Norman John
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Date of birth	1909
Place of birth
Date of death	30 October 1978
Place of death

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