| 词条 | Terence MacDermot |
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|name = Terence William Leighton MacDermot |image = Terence MacDermot Canadian Ambassador to Israel1954.jpg |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|09|13}} |birth_place = Ropley, Jamaica |death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|04|29|1896|09|13}} |death_place = Sherbrooke, Quebec[1] |other_names = |known_for = Diplomat and academic |occupation = |nationality = Canadian |spouse = Elizabeth Savage |children = Galt MacDermot |alma_mater = McGill University, New College, Oxford }} Terence William Leighton MacDermot (September 13, 1896 – April 29, 1966) was a Canadian diplomat and academic. Early YearsBorn in Ropley, Jamaica to Henry Myles Fleetwood MacDermot and Mary Emily MacDermot (Langdon), MacDermot immigrated with family to Canada and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. McGill and Service During World War IHe attended McGill University from 1913 to 1916 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1917 while serving in the 7th Canadian (McGill) Siege Battery during World War I.[2] As member of the 7th Canadian Siege Battery he was involved in the Battle of Vimy Ridge under the 44th Heavy Artillery Group of the 1st Canadian Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Post War, Rhodes Scholar and Academic CareerA Rhodes scholar, he received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree in 1922 from New College, Oxford.[3] From 1922 to 1923, he taught at Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. He returned to Montreal in 1923 where he taught at Lower Canada College and in McGill's history department. In 1929, he was appointed assistant professor. From 1925 to 1930, he was editor of the McGill News.[2] In 1934, he was appointed national secretary of the League of Nations Society in Canada. In 1935, he was appointed principal of Upper Canada College.[2] Service in World War IIDuring World War II, he served for the War Service Department, a Major in the Canadian Intelligence Corps and then as a Chief Army Examiner for the Military District 2 in Toronto. MacDermot would retired from active duty in 1945 as Lieutenant Colonel.[4] Diplomatic careerIn 1944, he joined the Department of External Affairs and later served in various overseas posts:
Return to AcademiaHe taught political science at Bishop's University from 1961 to 1966.[2] He was given an honorary LL.D. degree from McGill in 1957.[2] DeathMacDermot died in Sherbrooke in 1966. References1. ^http://www3.ubishops.ca/fileadmin/bishops_documents/library/images/website/MG-023_TWL_Macdermot_fonds.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdermot, Terence}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.archives.mcgill.ca/resources/guide/update/guideupdate.htm|title=Terence William Leighton MacDermot fonds}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Register of Rhodes Scholars 1903-1945|page=42}} 4. ^http://www.archives.mcgill.ca/public/exhibits/mcgillremembers/results.asp?id=4286 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/hp_search_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=807|title=Heads of Posts Lists}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/hp_search_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=802|title=Heads of Posts Lists}} 16 : 1896 births|1966 deaths|Alumni of New College, Oxford|Bishop's University faculty|Canadian Rhodes Scholars|McGill University alumni|McGill University faculty|Upper Canada College faculty|High Commissioners of Canada to South Africa|High Commissioners of Canada to Australia|Ambassadors of Canada to Israel|Ambassadors of Canada to Greece|Canadian military personnel of World War I|Canadian military personnel of World War II|People from Montreal|Jamaican emigrants to Canada |
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