Colonel Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen,

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(June 5, 1908 – February 5, 1992) was a Canadian financier and the son of Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.

Life and career

Meighen was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He graduated from the

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and the University of Toronto. He served in World War II with the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Europe and retired with the rank of Colonel. He then took over the investment companies founded by his father. In 1961, as

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and director of

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Ltd., he entered the consortium of financiers, headed by Bud McDougald, that owned the

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. As an Argus director, he was also a member of the boards of some of the largest Canadian companies, including Domtar, Massey Ferguson, Dominion Stores and Hollinger Mines. Meighen resigned from Argus in 1978 when it was taken over by

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, Montegu Black and Hal Jackman. He later became chairman and director of Canadian General Investments. Meighen died in Toronto in 1992.

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"Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen"
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' Maxwell Meighen 1908 births 1992 deaths Businesspeople from Ontario Canadian military personnel of World War II Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent Children of prime ministers of Canada People from Portage la Prairie Royal Military College of Canada alumni University of Toronto alumni Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Canadian people of Scottish descent {{Canada-business-bio-stub