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Maxwell, Edward Blythe, 1900-1944
1900-1944
Edward Blythe Maxwell was born in December 1900, in Montreal, Quebec.
He was the son of Edward Maxwell, well known Montreal architect. He was educated at Lower Canada College and McGill University where he graduated in engineering in 1921. Shortly after he joined the lumber firm E. J. Maxwell Limited, founded by his grandfather Edward John Maxwell. Later he became its president.
He was a member of the board of governors of Lower Canada College as well as vice-president of the Old Boys Association of the school. At McGill University he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, and later joined the University Club, the Royal Montreal Golf Club, and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club.
In 1925, he married Ruth Catherine Ballantyne. He died on May 30, 1944, in Montreal, Quebec.