Unforeseen Legacies: Reuben Wells Leonard and the Leonard Foundation Trust

by Bruce H. Ziff

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Colonel Reuben Wells Leonard (1860-1930) was a teacher, civil engineer, militia officer, inventor, businessman, senior civil servant, and philanthropist. In December 1923, he signed the third and final version of the Leonard Foundation trust deed, donating over $500,000 to create a fund for scholarships tenable across Canada. The deed begins with a statement of Leonard's belief that the "White Race is, as a whole, best qualified by nature to be...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802083684

ISBN13:9780802083685

Release Date:November 2000

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:320 Pages

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Americas Biographies Canada Canadian Discrimination & Racism Education & Reference Historical History Law Legal History Race Relations Reference Regional Canada

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