Kenneth McNaught
Academic
1918 – 1997
Who was Kenneth McNaught?
Kenneth William McNaught, OC was a Canadian historian. He is known for his 1959 biography of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation founder J. S. Woodsworth, A Prophet in Politics and 1982 The Pelican History of Canada.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he attended Upper Canada College before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1941 from the University of Toronto. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. After the war, he received a Master of Arts degree in 1946 and a Ph.D. in 1950 from the University of Toronto.
From 1947 to 1959, he was a Professor of History at United College. From 1959 to 1989, he was a professor of history at the University of Toronto. From 1959 to 1969, he was a contributing editor at Saturday Night.
In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his courage and integrity in defending academic freedom, and for his contributions in moving the country's political discourse beyond the classroom into the public domain".
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1918
Canada - Also known as
- Kenneth William Kirkpatrick McNaught
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Upper Canada College
- University of Toronto
- Employment
- University of Toronto
- Lived in
- Toronto
- Died
- Jun 2, 1997
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on July 23, 2013
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