James Mavor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Mavor

Canadian historian

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1854

Place of Birth: Stranraer, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1925

Profession: economist, historian

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Mavor (December 8, 1854 – October 31, 1925) was a Scottish-Canadian economist.
He served as a Professor of Political Economy of the University of Toronto from 1892 to 1923.
His influence upon Canadian economic thought is traced to as late as the 1970s.
He played a key role in resettling Doukhobor religious dissidents from the Russian Empire to Canada.
He was also a noted arts promoter.