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'''Eric Lafferty Harvie''', [[Order of Canada|OC]] (April 2, 1892 – January 11, 1975) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the [[Glenbow Museum]], one of Western Canada's largest museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glenbow.org/about/history.cfm|title=History of the Glenbow Museum}}</ref> |
'''Eric Lafferty Harvie''', [[Order of Canada|OC]] (April 2, 1892 – January 11, 1975) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the [[Glenbow Museum]], one of Western Canada's largest museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glenbow.org/about/history.cfm|title=History of the Glenbow Museum}}</ref> |
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After drillers struck oil on land where he held mineral rights, lawyer Eric Lafferty Harvie used much of the resulting multimillion-dollar fortune benevolently. He assisted such diverse organizations as Glenbow Foundation, the Calgary Zoo and the Banff Centre for the Arts. |
After drillers struck oil on land where he held mineral rights, lawyer Eric Lafferty Harvie used much of the resulting multimillion-dollar fortune benevolently. He assisted such diverse organizations as Glenbow Foundation, the Calgary Zoo and the [[Banff_Centre|Banff Centre for the Arts]]. |
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In 1967, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] "for services to the Arts and the community".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2032|title=Order of Canada citation}}</ref> |
In 1967, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] "for services to the Arts and the community".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2032|title=Order of Canada citation}}</ref> |
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Eric Lafferty Harvie | |
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| Born | April 2, 1892 |
| Died | January 11, 1975 (aged 82) |
Eric Lafferty Harvie, OC (April 2, 1892 – January 11, 1975) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Glenbow Museum, one of Western Canada's largest museum.[1]
After drillers struck oil on land where he held mineral rights, lawyer Eric Lafferty Harvie used much of the resulting multimillion-dollar fortune benevolently. He assisted such diverse organizations as Glenbow Foundation, the Calgary Zoo and the Banff Centre for the Arts.
In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for services to the Arts and the community".[2]
Further reading
- Fred Diehl (1989). A gentleman from a fading age : Eric Lafferty Harvie. The Devonian Foundation. ISBN 0919869025.
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