Maxwell Meighen

Maxwell Meighen
Born	Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen June 5, 1908(1908-06-05) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Died	February 5, 1992(1992-02-05) (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario
Relatives	Arthur Meighen, father

Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen (June 5, 1908 – February 5, 1992) was a Canadian financier, and the son of late Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.

Meighen was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He graduated from the Royal Military College and the University of Toronto, then served in World War II. He then took over the investment companies founded by his Father.

As chairman and director of Canadian General Investments Ltd, in 1961 he entered the consortium of financiers, headed by Bud McDougald, that owned the Argus Corporation. As an Argus director he was also a member of the boards of some of the largest Canadian companies, including Domtar, Massey-Ferguson, Dominion Stores and Hollinger Mines. Meighen resigned from Argus in 1978, when it was taken over by Montegu Black, Conrad Black and Hal Jackman. He later became chairman and director of Canadian General Investments.

Meighen died in Toronto in 1992.

External links

• The Canadian Encyclopedia

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Name	Meighen, Maxwell
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Date of birth	June 5, 1908
Place of birth	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Date of death	February 5, 1992
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario