The Ven Robert Benjamin McElheran, DD (1 February 1877 – 12 August 1939)[1] was Archdeacon of Winnipeg from 1920 to 1930[2][3] and later the president of Wycliffe College in Toronto.
Early life and education
editMcElheran was born in London, Ontario, where his father was a newspaper editor.[4] He was educated at Wycliffe College, Toronto; and ordained in 1906 in Winnipeg.[5][6]
Career
editMcElerhan left high school to work for the Farmers' Advocate newspaper, and was transferred to the paper's Winnipeg office. In 1898 h.e joined the newly formed Anglican parish of St. Matthews, serving a lay reader. IN 1900 he returned to London to work as a lay assistant at Cronyn Memorial Church.[4]
After receiving his education at Wycliffe College, McElheran returned to Winnipeg, where he served at St Matthew Church, first as curate in 1906 then as rector until 1920. He was given an honorary Doctor of Devinity degree by St. John's College in 1925 and by Wycliffe college in 1927.[7]
He was Archdeacon of Winnipeg until 1930, when he moved with his family to Toronto to become principal of Wycliffe College, Toronto.[8][9] McElheran led the college through the Great Depression, during a time when it faced financial difficulties.[4]
He died in Toronto in 1939. His wife Irene later wrote a book about his life and career.[10]
Personal
editMcElheran is the father of choral conductor Brock McElheran.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Memorable Manitobans
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1938 p 852: Oxford, OUP, 1938
- ^ "Irene B. McElheran Dies In City At 76", Winnipeg Tribune via Newspaper Archives, October 01, 1955 - Page 2
- ^ a b c Arnold Edinborough (15 December 1978). The Enduring Word: A Centennial History of Wycliffe College. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-4875-9661-3.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p919 London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ "Canon R. B. McElheran, Beloved In West, Dies". Winnipeg Tribune via Newspaper Archives. August 14, 1939 - Page 3
- ^ "Life of Work". Winnipeg Free Press via Newspaper Archives. August 14, 1939 - Page 1
- ^ a b "Winnipeg Man Leads Winning Choir At Utica". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. June 04, 1951 - Page 28
- ^ Wycliffe College Archive
- ^ "New Books and Old". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. April 23, 1955 - Page 28