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Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock (18 February 1879 – 19 November 1945) was a Canadian mining engineer who served from 1939 to 1945 as president of Cominco. He was President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum in 1934–35. For his work he was inducted into the
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Early life

He was born in Paspébiac, Quebec. Blaylock attended
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in
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. In 1899, he obtained a B.Sc. from
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Career

After graduating, he moved west and obtained work as a surveyor for the Canadian Smelting Works in
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. Two years later, he became the company's chief chemist, but soon moved to
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to become general superintendent of the Hall Mines Smelter, then general superintendent of the St. Eugene mines. In 1908, Blaylock joined the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (Cominco). In 1919, he became Cominco's general manager. In 1922 a director, vice-president in 1927, managing director in 1938 and president in 1939. Blaylock worked at the Cominco smelter until six months before he died in Trail in 1945. He was buried at
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Honours

*inducted into the
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*awarded the McCharles Prize from the
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for outstanding work in Canadian Metallurgy *1928, awarded the James Douglas Medal for Metallurgy by the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgy *1930, presented with an honorary degree by the
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*1935, awarded the Inco Medal by The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for outstanding work in mining and smelting *1944, made an honorary member of the
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*1944, Gold Medal of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy of Great Britain *1948, the
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established the Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal. It is presented annually to an individual that has demonstrated distinguished service to Canada through exceptional achievement in the field of mining, metallurgy, or geology *1961, Blaylock Creek was named in his honour


See also


Blaylock EstatesBlaylock CreekMilestones of Canadian Chemistry


External links


History of Bishop's College SchoolSelwyn G. Blaylok MedalAIME Honorary MembershipTrail, BC Historical SocietyMineralogical Association of Canada
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''Dictionary of Canadian Biography''
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List of Bishop's College School alumni Bishop's College School, a private secondary school founded in 1836 in the Borough of Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada owns an Old boy network. Former male students are referred to as BCS Old Boys and former King's Hall, Compton & BCS fem ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blaylock, Selwyn G. 1879 births 1945 deaths Canadian geologists McGill University alumni Bishop's College School alumni People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine