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William Guy Brissenden | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1915 |
| Died | October 14, 2012 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | McGill University (BS, MS) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1948–? |
| Employer | Noranda |
| Spouse |
Jean Hammond
(m. 1943; died 1993) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Canadian Mining Hall of Fame |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Battles / wars | |
William Guy Brissenden (March 28, 1915 – October 14, 2012) was a Canadian engineer, consultant, and naval officer who was a prominent figure in the Canadian mining industry from the late-1940s until his retirement in ?.
Early life
[edit]William Guy Brissenden was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to William Ernest Brissenden and Esther Susanna Brissenden (née Olson). His maternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden (part of the Swedish-Norweigan Union at the time) to the United States in the 1880s,[1] while his father was born in Kent, England in 1885 and emigrated to Nova Scotia in the early 20th century.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Brissenden, Esther (1997). Esther's Book: The Story of a Family. Dalarna Press. pp. 2–7. LCCN 97068212.
- ^ Bower, Wayne. "William Ernest BRISSENDEN". Bower-McBurney Genealogy. Retrieved 2021-05-25.