J. M. S. Careless

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J. M. S. Careless
OC OOnt FRSC
Born
James Maurice Stockford Careless

(1919-02-17)February 17, 1919
Toronto, Ontario
DiedApril 6, 2009(2009-04-06) (aged 90)
Toronto, Ontario
Alma mater University of Trinity College
Harvard University
Occupationhistorian
Awards Order of Canada
Order of Ontario

James Maurice Stockford Careless OC OOnt FRSC (February 17, 1919 – April 6, 2009) [1] was a Canadian historian.

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Early life

J.M.S. Careless was born in Toronto, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto Schools. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He attended Harvard University and received a Master's degree in 1941 and a PhD in 1950. [2]

During the Second World War, he worked in the historical branch of Naval Service Headquarters at Ottawa, then transferred to the Department of External Affairs, where he served as Canadian Diplomatic Officer aboard the exchange ship MS Gripsholm. [3]

Career

Careless began lecturing at the University of Toronto in 1945, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Canadian political, ethnic, urban and intellectual history. [2] He was appointed Assistant Professor in 1949, became a full Professor in 1959 and served as Chairman of the Department of History from 1959 to 1967. Careless was President of the Ontario Historical Society in 1959 and served as Vice-Chairman of the provincial Archaeological and Historic Sites Board. He was made Professor Emeritus in 1984. [3]

In 1962, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was awarded the J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal. From 1963 to 1973, he was a Trustee for the Ontario Science Centre. From 1975 to 1981, he was a Director of the Ontario Heritage Foundation.

In 1981, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "ability to interpret Canadian history to the general reading public". In 1987, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.

Personal life

Careless married Elizabeth Isobel Robinson on December 31, 1940. The couple had five children and ten grandchildren. [2]

Awards and honours

Selected bibliography

Historical Consultant

J.M.S. Careless has served as a historical consultant for many films and television shows, including: [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ CBC article "Canadian Historian J. M.S. Careless dies"
  2. 1 2 3 "UTARMS, University of Toronto Libraries". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "James Maurice Stockford Careless (1919-2009)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. December 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ Neatby, Hilda (December 1953). "Canada: A Story of Challenge by J. M. S. Careless (review)". Canadian Historical Review . 34 (4): 354–355.
  5. ↑ "The Union of the Canadas 1841-1857". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ Brown of the Globe: Volume Two: Statesman of Confederation 1860-1880. Dundurn Press. July 25, 1996. ISBN   978-1-55002-051-9 . Retrieved April 27, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Careless, J.M.S. (1978). The Rise of Cities in Canada Before 1914 (PDF). Vol. Historical Booklet No. 32. Ottawa: Canadian Historical Association. ISBN   978-0-88798-030-5.
  8. ↑ Rea, J.E. (March 1981). "The Pre-Confederation Premiers: Ontario Government Leaders, 1841–1867 ed. by J.M.S. Careless (review)". Canadian Historical Review. 62 (1): 84–86.
  9. ↑ Firth, Edith G. (June 1985). "Toronto to 1918: An Illustrated History by J.M.S. Careless (review)". Canadian Historical Review. 66 (2): 291–292.
  10. ↑ Careless, J.M.S. (1989). Frontier and metropolis : regions, cities, and identities in Canada before 1914. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   978-1-4426-7510-0. JSTOR   10.3138/j.ctt2ttmst.
  11. ↑ Careless at Work: Selected Canadian historical studies. Dundurn Press. 1990. ISBN   978-1-55002-067-0. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Careless, J.M.S. (1991). Ontario: A Celebration of Our Heritage. Vol. 1. Heritage Publishing House. ISBN   978-1-895598-00-1.
  13. ↑ Careless, J.M.S. (1991). Ontario: A Celebration of Our Heritage. Vol. 2. Heritage Publishing House. ISBN   978-1-895598-02-5.
  14. ↑ Careless, J.M.S. (1994). Canada: a celebration of our heritage. Vol. 1. Heritage Publishing House. ISBN   978-1-895598-04-9.
  15. ↑ J.M.S. Careless at IMDb

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