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William J Loudon

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William J Loudon

Birth
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
22 Sep 1951 (aged 91)
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Section 52, Lot 761
Memorial ID
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William James Loudon married firstly in 1882 to Gertrude Alice {Richardson} Loudon (1859-1909). A later marriage in 1925 to Elizabeth McSherry {Lenehan} Loudon

Professor of Physics at University of Toronto, amateur geologist and photographer. In 1898, with C H C Wright, he co-founded the Madawska Club in Georgian Bay, Ontario. In 1930, Mount Loudon in the Canadian Rockies was named for him by the Canadian Geographical Board

[[Mount Loudon is in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, and can be seen looking south from Highway #11. 3221m (10568ft.) Located north of Porcupine Creek and west of Siffleur River. Major headwater Saskatchewan River. Latitude 51; 55; 00 Longitude 116; 26; 40, Topo map 82N/16. Named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1926, for Loudon, William James (A professor of mechanics at the University of Toronto, William Loudon wrote on a variety of subjects). Official name confirmed in 1956. First ascended in 1972 by Tony Daffern, A. Ridley]]
William James Loudon married firstly in 1882 to Gertrude Alice {Richardson} Loudon (1859-1909). A later marriage in 1925 to Elizabeth McSherry {Lenehan} Loudon

Professor of Physics at University of Toronto, amateur geologist and photographer. In 1898, with C H C Wright, he co-founded the Madawska Club in Georgian Bay, Ontario. In 1930, Mount Loudon in the Canadian Rockies was named for him by the Canadian Geographical Board

[[Mount Loudon is in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, and can be seen looking south from Highway #11. 3221m (10568ft.) Located north of Porcupine Creek and west of Siffleur River. Major headwater Saskatchewan River. Latitude 51; 55; 00 Longitude 116; 26; 40, Topo map 82N/16. Named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1926, for Loudon, William James (A professor of mechanics at the University of Toronto, William Loudon wrote on a variety of subjects). Official name confirmed in 1956. First ascended in 1972 by Tony Daffern, A. Ridley]]

Inscription

LOUDON
William J Loudon
June 25 1860
Sept 22 1951
and his wife
Elizabeth Lenehan
Sept 15 1873
Jan 15 1961



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  • Created by: ohSunnyOne
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95157166/william_j-loudon: accessed ), memorial page for William J Loudon (25 Jun 1860–22 Sep 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95157166, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by ohSunnyOne (contributor 47178112).