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From Farm to Palace Lord Strathcona’s Rise in Canada
A documentary profile traces Lord Strathcona’s public career from 1870s Manitoba to British high command, his railway initiatives with James J. Hill and Gordon Stephens, and the Canadian Pacific alliance. It notes his knighthoods, BMO presidency, South Africa war gift, and vast Montreal endowments including Royal Victoria and McGill ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Territories
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Selkirk
House of Commons
Ottawa
Commons
James J. Hill
George Stephens
Lord Mount“ePphen
St. Paul and Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Pembina
Pacific Coast
Donald A. Smith
McDonald
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Michael and St. George
Bank of Montreal
Donald Smith
London
Wilfred Laurier
Hudison
Lord Strathcona
Northwest
Monterey
Halifax
South
Africa
Montreal
Lord Mount Stephen
Royal Victoria
America
Canada
McGill University of Montreal
Royal Victoria College For the Higher Education of
King’s Hospital Fund
London Hospitals
Grosvenor Square
Strathcona House
Glencoe
Scothand
Baron Strathcona
Scotland
Mount Royal
Strathcona
Richard Hardisty
Hudson's Bay Company
Edmonton
Robert J. B. Howard
Howard
Lord