Floyd Chalmers

Floyd Chalmers

Floyd Sherman Chalmers CC (September 14, 1898 - April 26, 1993) was a Canadian editor, publisher and philanthropist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, to Canadian parents he was raised in Orillia, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario.

He was president of the Maclean Hunter from 1952 to 1964 and was its chairman of the board until 1969.

From 1968 to 1973, he was appointed Chancellor of York University.

He wrote "Both Sides of the Street: One Man’s Life in Business and the Arts in Canada" in 1983.

In 1967 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1984.

ee also

* Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Awards

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000654 Floyd Chalmers] at The Canadian Encyclopedia


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