51³Ô¹ÏÍø

Montreal Governance

Raymond Préfontaine
Although his portrait graces the Metro station named for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Montreal’s second mayor, Peter McGill, was no relation to founder James McGill. One of his successors, however, James Ferrier, become chancellor of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøafter serving as Montreal’s fourth mayor. Since then, no fewer than four 51³Ô¹ÏÍøgrads have served as mayor of the University’s hometown:

  • William Hales Hingston (MDCM1851)
  • John Abbott (BCL1847)
  • Raymond Préfontaine (BCL1873)
  • James John Edmund Guerin (MDCM1878)
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