Nicolas Dubois Dominic Beck
Nicolas Dubois Dominic Beck | |
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| Chancellor of the University of Alberta | |
| In office 1926–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Cameron Rutherford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1857 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Nicholas Dubois Dominic Beck (May 4, 1857 – May 15, 1928) was a lawyer and jurist in Alberta, Canada.
Early life
Beck was born in
He attended private schools and the Collegiate Institute of Peterboro.[2] He graduated from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1881, having been practicing in Peterborough, Ontario since 1879.
Career
Lawyer
He was called to the Ontario bar in 1882, moving his practice to
Justice
Beck was appointed to newly created
Chancellor
Beck became the first Vice-Chancellor of the
Other
Having become a
Family and later years
Beck had four children: Cyril L., H. Austin, J.C. Landry, and Beatrice who married H. Milton Martin.[3] His first wife was Mary Ethel Lloyd, whom he married in 1886. She died in 1904. He married his second wife, Louisa Teefy, a Toronto area advice columnist, in 1906. He died on May 15, 1928, at the age of 71 while in Seattle, Washington on his honeymoon with his third wife, Jeanne Tilley. He enjoyed playing poker.
References
- ^ a b c "University of Alberta: Nicolas Dubois Dominic Beck (1926-1927)". Ualbertacentennial.ca. May 15, 1928. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ a b "Full text of "Alberta, past and present : historical and biographical"". Archive.org. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "University of Alberta: People". Ualbertacentennial.ca. May 15, 1928. Retrieved June 29, 2014.