H. R. MacMillan

Harvey Reginald MacMillan, CC CBE (September 9, 1885 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian forester, forestry industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist.

H. R. MacMillan
Born	Harvey Reginald MacMillan September 9, 1885 Pine Orchard, Stouffville, Ontario
Died	February 9, 1976 (aged 90) Vancouver, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	forester, industrialist

Born in Pine Orchard, Whitchurch Township, Ontario (today part of Whitchurch–Stouffville), he attended school in Bogarttown, Sharon, and Aurora.[1] He graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College[2] (then part of the University of Toronto) in 1906 with an honours degree in biology. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Forestry at Yale University[2] in 1908. In 1912, he was appointed first Chief Forester of British Columbia.[2]

In 1919, backed by British timber merchant Montague Meyer, MacMillan established the H.R. MacMillan Export Company, Ltd.[2]

He was Honorary Colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada from November 23, 1953 to August 7, 1957.[3]

Legacy

MacMillan funded multiple of philanthropic endeavours, many of which were named in his honour. These include:

• MacMillan Provincial Park[4]
• H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

Bibliography

• Ken Drushka (1995). H.R.: A Biography of H.R. MacMillan. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 1-55017-129-1.
• Donald MacKay (1982). Empire of wood : the MacMillan Bloedel story. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0888943709.

References

1. Jean Barkey, et al., Whitchurch Township Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (Erin ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 76.
2. Martin, Joseph E. (2017). "Titans". Canada's History. 97 (5): 47–53. ISSN 1920-9894.
3. Roy, Reginald (1969). The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada 1919-1965. Vancouver: Evergreen Press. p. 515.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2006-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Media related to H.R. MacMillan at Wikimedia Commons