Strathcona is a 19th-century variation of "

Glen Coe Glen Coe ( ) is a glen of glacial origins, that cuts though volcanic rocks in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of the shires of Scotland, county of Argyll, close to the border with the history of local governm ...

", a river valley in Scotland. The word was invented for use in the title Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, first used for Donald Smith (1820–1914), a Canadian railway financier, in order to avoid association with the Massacre of Glencoe of 1692. Strathcona may refer to:

People

* Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal **

Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, (6 August 182021 January 1914), known as Sir Donald A. Smith between May 1886 and August 1897, was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman who became one of the British Empire's for ...

** Margaret Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal ** Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal **

Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, (26 November 1923 – 16 June 2018) was a British Conservative politician. Biography Lord Strathcona was the eldest son of The 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal and his wif ...

Places

Canada

Alberta

Old Strathcona Old Strathcona is a historic district in south-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Once the commercial core of the separate city of Strathcona, the area is now home to many of Edmonton's arts and entertainment facilities, as well as a local s ...

, Edmonton, the former core of the City of Strathcona and now a Provincial Historic Area and arts and entertainment district *

Strathcona, Alberta Strathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada, on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. Originally founded in 1891 as a railway centre, it became a town in 1899, then a city in 1907. It amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1912. His ...

, a former city, now a part of Edmonton * Strathcona, Edmonton, a neighbourhood, part of the former city *

Strathcona County Strathcona County is a Specialized municipalities of Alberta, specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Division No. 11, Alberta, Census Di ...

, a municipality outside Edmonton * Strathcona Park, Calgary, a neighbourhood

Other places in Canada

* Strathcona (Hamilton, Ontario), a neighbourhood * Strathcona, Vancouver, British Columbia, a neighbourhood * Strathcona Islands, Nunavut * Strathcona Park (Ottawa), a park in Ottawa, Ontario *

Strathcona Provincial Park Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rock ...

, British Columbia * Strathcona Regional District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Strathcona Township, Ontario, a geographic township

Other places

* Mount Strathcona, Antarctica * Strathcona, Minnesota, United States

Canadian electoral districts

* Edmonton Strathcona (federal electoral district), current federal electoral district * Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district), current provincial electoral district * Strathcona (federal electoral district), former federal electoral district * Strathcona (N.W.T. electoral district), former Northwest Territories electoral district * Strathcona (provincial electoral district), former provincial electoral district * Strathcona-Sherwood Park, current provincial electoral district

Education

* Lord Strathcona Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School, a private school for girls in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia * Old Scona, a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Strathcona Composite High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Strathcona Elementary School, part of

Winnipeg School Division The Winnipeg School Division is a school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba. With 78 schools, it is the largest of six public school divisions in Winnipeg, as well as the largest and oldest school division in Manitoba. Its schools collectively tea ...

, Manitoba, Canada

Other

* Lord Strathcona Medal, the highest civilian citation a Canadian cadet can receive *

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH(RC)) is a regular armoured warfare, armoured regiment of the Canadian Army and is Canada’s only tank regiment. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division' ...

, Canadian Forces regiment * ''Strathcona'' (genus), a genus of rodent and sister genus to '' Masillamys'' * , a sternwheel paddle steamer operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1898–1902 on the Pacific Northwest coast, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels