Curtis Brad Faught (born 1963) is a Canadian historian who specializes in the history of Modern Britain, especially its politics, empire, religion, and military.
Curtis Brad Faught (born 1963) is a Canadian historian who specializes in the history of Modern Britain, especially its politics, empire, religion, and military.
Faught was born in Toronto, Ontario to the Rev'd Dr. J. Harry Faught, a clergyman, and Barbara Faught (née Tunnicliffe), a schoolteacher and homemaker. [1] He grew up in Calgary and graduated from Sir Winston Churchill High School in 1981.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from the University of Calgary in 1985. [2] After being selected to serve as an Intern for a year at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in Edmonton, [3] he earned master's degrees at both the University of Oxford and Queen's University at Kingston between 1986 and 1990. [2] In 1996, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from the University of Toronto. His dissertation focused on the history of the Oxford Movement of the 1830s and 40s, which later became his first book. [4]
During his studies at the University of Toronto, Faught worked as a teaching assistant for the historian and biographer, Michael Bliss.
Faught is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Global Studies at Tyndale University in Toronto. [2] Prior to arriving at Tyndale in 2003, he taught mainly at Mount Allison University, as well as at the University of Toronto and University of Windsor. [2]
Faught has published ten books, including histories of the Oxford Movement [5] and the Cairo Conference of 1921, [6] as well as biographies of Winston Churchill, [7] Herbert Kitchener, [8] and Margery Perham. [9]
Faught is a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto. [10] In 2023 and again in 2026, he was a Visiting Scholar at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. [11] He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, [12] as well as of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. [13] He sits on the board of Wycliffe College, Toronto. [14] He has won several awards, including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, [15] the King Charles III Coronation Medal, [16] and the Jennie Churchill Fund Award to conduct research at the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge.
Faught worked briefly as a journalist and freelance writer. In 2002, he was awarded Honourable Mention for a Canadian National Magazine Award from the National Media Awards Foundation for his article "Suicidal Thoughts," published by National Post Business magazine. [17]
Faught lives in Toronto with his wife. They have two children. [18]
As a student, Faught was a varsity athlete. He played football as a wide receiver for the University of Calgary, [19] for which he won an athletic scholarship. Later, as a member of the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, [20] he was awarded a Full Blue for playing in the 1987 Varsity Match versus Cambridge University, scoring two short-handed goals twenty-two seconds apart. [21]