David George McQueen

David George McQueen (1854–1930) was a Presbyterian minister who spent much of his career in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] The neighbourhood of McQueen is named in his honour.[2]

McQueen was born in Kirkwall, Ontario in 1854,[3] and moved to Edmonton in 1887 upon graduation from Knox College, University of Toronto. He served for 43 years as minister at First Presbyterian Church, and played a role in the founding of several other Edmonton area congregations.

He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Alberta in 1915.[4]

His son Alexander died during World War I on June 4, 1916, from wounds sustained during the Battle of Mont Sorrel.[3]

His life is chronicled in the book McQueen of Edmonton by E.A. Corbett.

Mount McQueen in the Canadian Rockies was named in his honour in 1953.[5]

References

1. "Memorial tablet for Reverend David George McQue... - Canadiana Discovery Portal". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
2. The neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility mentions naming of the neighbourhood for a Rev. G. D. McQueen who arrived in Edmonton in 1887. The article on Edmonton's First Presbyterian Church mentions a Reverend David George McQueen, who arrived in Edmonton in 1887 and who was minister of the church for 43 years, and is the same person.
3. "The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives – The Life of Rev. D.G. McQueen". Retrieved 2022-07-25.
4. "University of Alberta: Honorary Degree Recipients (1910-1919)".
5. "Mount McQueen". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-05.