Redpath Peter 1821-1894 Born In Montreal Educated At St Paul's


School there; engaged in business in his native town. Took a deep

interest in the improvement of Montreal and of its public institutions,

and particularly McGill University, of whose governing board he was a

member from 1864 to his death. Besides many minor donations to the

University, gave $20,000 in 1871 to found a chair of mathematics,

$140,000 for a museum in 1881, and $135,000 for a library building,

besides an endowment of $100,000 for the library fund, and $30,000 for

the museum fund. Removed to England in 1880, where he made his home in

the old manor house of Chislehurst. Mrs. Redpath made further donations

of $85,000 to the library. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Signs Annexation Manifesto, 81.



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