Henry John Cody CMG (December 6, 1868 – April 27, 1951) was a Canadian clergyman and President of the University of Toronto from 1932 to 1945 and Chancellor from 1944 to 1947.
Henry John Cody | |
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| 6th President of the University of Toronto | |
| In office 1932–1944 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Falconer |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Earle Smith |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| In office 1918–1920 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Allan Pyne |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Cameron Lewis |
| Constituency | Toronto Northeast - Seat A |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1868 Embro, Ontario |
| Died | April 27, 1951 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Born in Embro, Ontario, the eldest son of Elijah Cody and Margaret Louisa Torrance, he attended Galt Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto. He was ordained a Church of England priest in 1894 and later served in Toronto at St. Paul's, Bloor Street.
Public life
editHe was an Ontario MPP for Toronto Northeast — Seat A from 1918 to 1920 and was Minister of Education from 1918 to 1919.
Academic life
editCody maintained a great interest in the University of Toronto throughout his life. He was a member of the Royal Commission on the University of Toronto which reported in 1906,[1] and later was the Chairman of the Royal Commission on University Finances that reported in 1921.[2] In 1917 he was appointed a member of the University of Toronto's board of governors, and from 1923 to 1932 served as Chairman. He would later become President of the university in 1932, and then its Chancellor in 1944.
Honours
editHe was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1943.
Cody's son, Maurice, has a K–6 school named after him in Toronto. At the University of Toronto Schools, the Cody house in the intramural house system is named in his honour.
References
edit- ^ "Report of the Royal Commission on the University of Toronto". Toronto: King's Printer. 1906.
- ^ "Report of the Royal Commission on University Finances". Toronto: King's Printer. 1921.
Further reading
edit- Masters, Donald Campbell (1995). Henry John Cody: An Outstanding Life. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-219-9.
External links
edit- Henry John Cody at The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Zorra boys at home and abroad; or How to succeed
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Cody Family archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
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