Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon | |
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| Born | 26 May 1898 |
| Died | 4 April 1980 (aged 81) |
| Education | Queen's University (BSc '20) |
| Occupations | Metallurgist and business executive |
| Known for | President of Inco Limited |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Belle Arthur Joan Ehretia Windus |
James Roycroft Gordon (26 May 1898 – 4 April 1980) was a Canadian chemist and a research metallurgist who rose to become President of Inco Limited.[1][2]
Early years and military service
[edit | edit source]James Roycroft Gordon was born a Methodist in 1898 near Kingston, Ontario.[3] He graduated from Queen's University in 1920 with a B.Sc. in Chemistry.[1]
Gordon participated as a soldier from 16 May 1918 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force of World War I.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1936 he became associated with Inco as Director of the newly established Research Department at Copper Cliff.[1]
Gordon was elected President of Inco in 1960.[4]
Gordon was at one time or another, President and a Director of the Ontario Mining Association, President and a Director of Whitehead Metal Products, a Director of Canada Life Assurance, Page-Hersey Tubes, the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and the Toronto General Trusts.[1]
Recognition and legacy
[edit | edit source]Gordon was the recipient of the 1948 Medal of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.[1]
Gordon was awarded the AIME James Douglas Gold Medal in 1958.[1]
Gordon was fêted by the Canadian Club on 30 November 1964 as he delivered a lecture entitled "Canada - The Common Market - and World Trade".[5]
In December 1967 INCO inaugurated the J. Roy Gordon laboratory in Sheridan Park for its research in extractive metallurgy.[6] By 2002 it had developed into a jewel responsible for many of the recent innovations in the field.[7]
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