| 词条 | James S. Thomson |
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| honorific-prefix = The Very Reverend | name = James Sutherland Thomson | honorific-suffix = | image = James_S_Thomson-United_Church_Moderator_and_USask_President.jpg | office = President of the University of Saskatchewan | predecessor = Walter Charles Murray | successor = Walter P. Thompson | term_start = 1937 | term_end = 1949 | office2 = 17th Moderator of the United Church of Canada | predecessor2 = George Dorey | successor2 = Angus J. MacQueen | term_start2 = 1956 | term_end2 = 1958 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|04|30}} | birth_place = Stirling, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|11|18|1892|04|30}} | death_place = Montreal, Quebec | nationality = | spouse = | party = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | religion = }} James Sutherland Thomson (April 30, 1892 – November 18, 1972) was a Canadian academic and Christian minister, a president of the University of Saskatchewan, and the 17th Moderator of the United Church of Canada. BiographyBorn in Stirling, Scotland, Thomson was educated at the University of Glasgow. He studied theology at Trinity College, Glasgow, and was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1920. Upon moving to Canada in 1930, he accepted an appointment as professor of systematic theology and philosophy of religion at Pine Hill Divinity Hall (now part of the Atlantic School of Theology) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. From 1937 to 1949, he was the second president of the University of Saskatchewan. During World War II, he was general manager of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1942 to 1943.[1] In 1949, he became dean of the newly formed Faculty of Divinity at McGill University and also served there as professor of religious studies. He retired as dean in 1957. From 1956 to 1958, he served as Moderator of the United Church of Canada, elected by the 17th General Council at their meeting in Windsor, Ontario.[2] He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1942.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Presidents: James S. Thomson (1937-1949)|url=http://library.usask.ca/archives/campus-history/presidents/president-thomson.php|website=University Archives and Special Collections|publisher=University of Saskatchewan|accessdate=June 5, 2016}} {{start box}}{{s-aca}}{{succession box|2. ^{{cite web|title=Historical Timeline: 1950's|url=http://www.united-church.ca/community-faith/welcome-united-church-canada/historical-timeline#50|website=The United Church of Canada|publisher=United Church of Canada|accessdate=June 5, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=James S. Thomson (1937-1949) - Obituary|url=http://library.usask.ca/archives/campus-history/presidents/president-thomson-tribute.php|website=University Archives and Special Collections|publisher=University of Saskatchewan|accessdate=June 5, 2016}} before = Walter Charles Murray| title = President of the University of Saskatchewan| years = 1937–1949| after = Walter P. Thompson| }}{{end box}}{{s-start}}{{s-rel}}{{succession box | before = George Dorey | title = Moderator of the United Church of Canada | years = 1956–1958 | after = Angus J. MacQueen }}{{s-end}}{{University of Saskatchewan}}{{United Church of Canada}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, James}} 9 : 1892 births|1972 deaths|Canadian university and college faculty deans|Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada|Moderators of the United Church of Canada|People from Stirling|Presidents of the University of Saskatchewan|Scottish emigrants to Canada|Ministers of the United Church of Canada |
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