Francis Philip Galbraith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian newspaper editor
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Place of Birth: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
About Francis Philip Galbraith
- Francis Philip Galbraith (December 14, 1896 – May 16, 1970) was a Canadian newspaper editor.
- He served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1964 to 1970.
- Galbraith was born in Guelph, Ontario and moved to Lethbridge, Alberta in 1906, and Red Deer, Alberta in 1907.
- His father, Francis Wright Galbraith was the founder of the Red Deer Advocate newspaper and mayor of the city in 1913.
- Galbraith served in World War I overseas, and was wounded in action in 1916.
- Upon his return, he worked for his father's newspaper company, and in 1934, took over as editor after his father's death.
- He was also a member of the Canadian Press and president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.
- Galbraith was also a member and president of the Red Deer Board of Trade, an alderman for the Red Deer City Council, and chair of the Red Deer District Planning Commission.
- He was a member of the Senate of the University of Alberta from 1948 to 1959, and was elected to serve as Chancellor from 1964 to 1970.
- He died of a heart attack in 1970 while still in office as chancellor.
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