Edward Wentworth Beatty

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Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty (October 16, 1877 – March 23, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer, university chancellor, and businessman. He was president of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1918 to 1943, chancellor of Queen's University from 1919 to 1923, and chancellor of McGill University from 1920 to 1943.

He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, and earned his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.

In 1901, he joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as General Counsel. In 1918, he became the first Canadian-born president, a position he held until his death in 1943. During his term as president, he was involved in building the Royal York Hotel, the RMS Empress of Britain II ocean liner and Canadian Pacific Airlines.

He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.

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• Edward Wentworth Beatty at The Canadian Encyclopedia

Business positions
Preceded by Thomas Shaughnessy	President of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1918 – 1943	Succeeded by D'Alton Cory Coleman
Academic offices
Preceded by James Douglas	Chancellor of Queen's University 1918–1923	Succeeded by Robert Borden
Preceded by Robert Borden	Chancellor of McGill University 1921–1942	Succeeded by Morris Watson Wilson