{"id":9937,"date":"2014-11-13T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/?p=9937"},"modified":"2014-11-13T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T11:00:32","slug":"rmr-appoints-first-honorary-colonel-sir-george-stephen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/rmr-appoints-first-honorary-colonel-sir-george-stephen\/","title":{"rendered":"RMR Appoints First Honorary Colonel: Sir George Stephen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, November 13, 1914<\/em><\/p>\n

Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South<\/em><\/p>\n

The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cAll day rain.\u00a0 No training possible.\u201d \u00a0[1]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Lord<\/a>
Lord George Mount Stephen (1829-1921)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: \u00a0\u201cWhile the 14th<\/sup> was in camp on Salisbury Plain, Divisional Orders contained the announcement that the Right Honourable Lord Mount Stephen, G.C.V.O., had accepted appointment as the Regiment\u2019s Honorary Colonel.\u00a0 This post Lord Mount Stephen held during the entire period of the Battalion\u2019s overseas career.\u201d\u00a0 [2]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cGeorge Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen<\/strong>, Bt.<\/a> GCVO<\/a> (5 June 1829 \u2013 29 November 1921), known as Sir George Stephen, Bt<\/strong>, between 1886 and 1891. Originally from Scotland<\/a>, he made his fame in Montreal<\/a> and was the first Canadian<\/a> to be elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom<\/a>. He was the financial genius behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway<\/a>. He was President of the Bank of Montreal<\/a> and is remembered as one of the greatest philanthropists<\/a> of his time: He built a new wing at the Montreal General Hospital<\/a>, donated generously to various hospitals<\/a> in Scotland<\/a> and gave over \u00a31.3 million to the Prince of Wales Hospital Fund<\/a> in London<\/a>, working closely with George V<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He and his first cousin, Lord Strathcona<\/a>, purchased the land and then each gave $1 million to the City of Montreal<\/a> to construct and maintain the Royal Victoria Hospital<\/a>. His home in Montreal’s Golden Square Mile<\/a> later became the Mount Stephen Club<\/a>. In 1888, he retired to England<\/a>, living between Brocket Hall<\/a> and 17 Carlton House Terrace<\/a>. His first wife is credited for introducing the canoe<\/a> to Scotland<\/a>. From starting life as a bare-footed stable boy, he became the richest man in Canada<\/a> and closely associated with George V<\/a>, whose wife, Queen Mary<\/a>, was a lifelong friend and confidant<\/a> of the second Lady Mount Stephen.\u201d\u00a0 [3]<\/a><\/p>\n

[1] \u00a0\u00a0War Diary, 14th<\/sup> Canadian Battalion, The Royal Montreal Regiment<\/em>, Nov 13 , 1914.\u00a0 Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa,http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089676.jpg<\/a><\/pre>\n
[2] \u00a0\u00a0R.C. Featherstonhaugh, The Royal Montreal Regiment 14th<\/sup> Battalion C.E.F. 1914-1925<\/em>, Montreal, The Gazette, Printing Co., Ltd., 1927, pg. 17<\/pre>\n
[3]<\/a> \u00a0Wikipedia contributors, \"George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen,\" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,<\/em> http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=George_Stephen,_1st_Baron_Mount_Stephen&oldid=621071824<\/a> (accessed August 17, 2014).<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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