William Guy Brissenden | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1915 |
| Died | October 14, 2012 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | McGill University (BS, MS) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1948–? |
| Employer | Noranda |
| Spouse |
Jean Hammond
(m. 1943; died 1993) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Canadian Mining Hall of Fame |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Battles/wars | |
William Guy Brissenden (March 28, 1915 – October 14, 2012) was a Canadian engineer, consultant, and naval officer who was a prominent figure in the Canadian mining industry from the late-1940s until his retirement in ?.
Early life
editWilliam Guy Brissenden was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to William Ernest Brissenden and Esther Susanna Brissenden (née Olson). His maternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden (part of the Swedish-Norweigan Union at the time) to the United States in the 1880s,[1] while his father was born in Kent, England in 1885 and emigrated to Nova Scotia in the early 20th century.[2]
References
edit- ^ Brissenden, Esther (1997). Esther's Book: The Story of a Family. Dalarna Press. pp. 2–7. LCCN 97068212.
- ^ Bower, Wayne. "William Ernest BRISSENDEN". Bower-McBurney Genealogy. Retrieved 2021-05-25.