Murray Vaughan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Murray Vaughan

Canadian philanthropist

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1899

Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1986

Profession: artist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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Murray Vaughan, CC (23 January 1899 – 19 July 1986) was a philanthropist of the arts in Canada. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1969.Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Walter S.
and Gertrude (Allingham) Vaughan.
In 1930, he married the former Miss L.
Marguerite Pillow of Montreal, daughter of Howard W.
and Lucille Elizabeth (Fairbank) Pillow.
Mr.
Vaughan lived in Montreal for four decades until the 1970s, where for a time he was president of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1963–1968).
In later years, he returned to New Brunswick and became an honorary chair of Fredericton's Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
At 86, he died in Saint John, New Brunswick, in the province where he was born.