Newton MacTavish

MacTavish in 1926

Newton McFaul MacTavish (February 19, 1875 – August 17, 1941) was a Canadian journalist and art critic.

Early life and education

Newton McFaul MacTavish was born on February 19, 1875, in Staffa, Ontario,[1] a community in West Perth, Ontario.

He was educated by private tutors and at McGill University.[1]

Career

MacTavish joined the staff of The Globe in 1899 and became its Montreal correspondent in 1903.[1]

Beginning in 1906, he was the editor of the Canadian Magazine.[1]

On June 27, 1926, MacTavish was named a member of Canada's federal civil service commission, now the Public Service Commission of Canada.[2] Before his appointment, he had been a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada and Acadia University.[2]

MacTavish died on August 17, 1941, in Toronto.[3]

Publications

Books

  • Thrown In. Macmillan. 1923. OCLC 1157938952.[4]
  • The Fine Arts in Canada. MacMillan. 1925.[5][6]
  • Ars Longa. Ontario Publishing Company. 1938.[7]

Articles

References

  1. ^ a b c d Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1912). "MacTavish, Newton McFaul". The Canadian Men and Women of the Time. Vol. 2. p. 721. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "W. L. McDougald Named Senator by Government". The Gazette. The Canadian Press. June 28, 1926. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Dr. Newton MacTavish Passes on at Toronto". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. August 18, 1941. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Review of Thrown In". The Sewanee Review. 32 (1): 125–126. 1924. ISSN 0037-3052. JSTOR 27533740.
  5. ^ Currelly, Charles Trick (March 1926). "Review of The Fine Arts in Canada". The Canadian Historical Review. 7 (1): 77–78. Project MUSE 626483.
  6. ^ "Review of The Fine Arts in Canada". The American Magazine of Art. 17 (4): 214–214. 1926. ISSN 2151-254X. JSTOR 23930061.
  7. ^ Burgoyne, St. George (May 21, 1938). "Big Company of Canadian Artists Surveyed by Newton MacTavish". The Gazette. p. 22.