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MacMurchy, Archibald, 1832-1912
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Dates of existence
1832-1912
History
Archibald Macmurchy was born on March 10, 1832, in Stewartfield, Kintyre, Argyleshire, Scotland.
He was an educator and author. He studied at the University of Toronto (B.A., 1861; M.A., 1868). In 1872, he became rector and headmaster of the Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute and served in this position until 1899. He was also a member of the Senate of the University of Toronto (1877-1884). In 1907, the University of Toronto conferred on him the degree of LL. D for his services to education. He was a personal friend of Sir John Macdonald, with whom he had considerable correspondence. In 1904, he published "Handbook of Canadian Literature (English)".
In 1859, he married Marjory Jardine Ramsay (1838–1889). He died on April 27, 1912, in Toronto, Ontario.