ACTIVE IN LAW, EDUCATION
ANGUS M'MURCHY DIES AT 72

Solicitor for C.P.R. Stricken on Train, En Route to Toronto

HAD NOTED CAREER

Prominent in the life of the University of Toronto, church work, one of the founders of the Penny Bank, authority on railway law and author of many books, Angus MacMurchy, K.C., solicitor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, died suddenly on Sunday from a heart attack on the C.P.R. express from Montreal to Toronto. With Mrs. MacMurchy he was returning from six weeks' tour of Europe and was apparently in the best of health.

Mr. MacMurchy inspired those who worked with him with his great energy and the eagerness with which he applied himself to whatever project was in hand. His life was filled with acts of kindness. He counted no exertion too great when assisting an Indlvldual in need.

Mr. MacMurchy was in his 72nd year and was eldest son of the late Archibald and Marjor Ramsay MacMurchy, Born in Toronto, he was educated at Toronto Grammar school, of which his father was rector from 1872 to 1900. He graduated from the University of Toronto with first class honors in mathematics in 1882.

He was called to the bar in 1885 and Joined the firm of Hon. Rupert Merse Wells, solicitor for the C.P.R. In 1900 he was appointed solicitor for the western division and later Solicitor for Ontario district. As he was associated with the C.P.R. for 49 years, he was probably the oldest official of the company in point of service. He was appointed a King's counsel in 1908 and in 1921 was elected a bencher of the Law Society Of Upper Canada. He was serving his third term when he passed away.

His death will be felt keenly by the University of Toronto. He was prime mover in the formation of t he Alumni Federation, and was its president for three years. He was a leader in the movement for graduate representation on the board of governors. He was appointed a governor in 1925. He displayed great interest in the work of the Students Administrative Council and was a supporter of the University Extension.

Notes:

King's' Coun'sel

Brit. Law.
1. a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
2. a member of this body of barristers.
3. an honorary title conferred on a successful barrister when the sovereign is a king, originally for services in representing the crown but now as a mark of professional distinction. Also called, when a queen is sovereign, Queen's Counsel.

Founded in 1881, Canadian Pacific Railway has a storied past that is interwoven with the history of Canada.

Besides the building and operation of a transcontinental railway, early in its history CPR established and operated a fleet of passenger and cargo ships, built and ran a number of world-famous hotels, carried out natural resource exploration and development, and created a major airline.

Canadian Pacific Railway was also an early promoter of immigration and tourist travel to Canada, and has contributed to the development of Canadian culture in fine arts, crafts, literature, music, and filmmaking.

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