| John Mortimer Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1838-07-22)July 22, 1838 Penzance, England |
| Died | October 8, 1920(1920-10-08) (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Known for | Civil servant |
John Mortimer Courtney, CMG ISO (July 22, 1838 – October 8, 1920) was a Canadian civil servant.
Biography
Born in Penzance, England, he was the second son of John Sampson Courtney and Sarah Mortimer.
Courtney worked at Mount's Bay Bank in Penzance, then to India with the Agra Bank in Calcutta and in New South Wales, Australia and finally with Royal Bank of India.
In 1869, he joined the Public Service of Canada working under John Langton as a chief clerk and assistant secretary to the Treasury Board.
In 1878, he was promoted to deputy minister and ex officio deputy receiver general and secretary to the Treasury Board.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1898 and Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1903.
He retired in 1906.
His brother Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith, was a British politician and man of letters.
References
- "Page 1680 | Issue 26947, 14 March 1898 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
- "Page 3521 | Supplement 27559, 29 May 1903 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
- "John Mortimer Courtney". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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