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James Alexander Corry CC (1899 – December 26, 1985) was a Canadian academic and the thirteenth Principal of Queen's University, Ontario, from 1961 until 1968.

Born in Millbank, Ontario, he graduated in 1923 from the University of Saskatchewan. He attended Lincoln College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In 1927 he became a professor of law at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1936 he joined Queen's University as a professor of political science. In 1957, when the Queen's Faculty of Law was re-established with his assistance, he was one of the three charter professors, along with Daniel Soberman and Stuart Ryan. From 1951 until 1961 he was a Vice-Principal of Queen's. Mackintosh-Corry Hall at Queen's is co-named in his honour.

Honours

• He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
• He received honorary degrees from 14 universities, including Sir George Williams University (1973), which later became Concordia University.
• In 1968 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

References

1. "Honorary Degree Citation - James Alexander Corry* | Concordia University Archives". archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

• "Mackintosh-Corry Hall". Queen's University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2005.
• Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010

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