Dr.
Harold
Adams
Innis
Born in South Norwich Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William Anson Innis
and Mary Adams
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Emma (Quayle) Innis
— married
10 May 1921 in Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Father of
Anne Christine (Innis) Dagg
Died
at age 58
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2021
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Biography
Harold Innis is Notable.
Harold Innis was a Canadian political economist and pioneer in communications studies.
Harold Adams Innis was born on 05 November 1894 in South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [1] and was the son of Mary (Adams) and William Anson Innis.
During World War I, he served in France with the 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, as an artillery signaller. He was seriously wounded on 07 July 1917 and invalided to Canada in March 1918. [2]
Harold Adams Innis married on 10 May 1921 in Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, USA to Mary Emma Quayle [3] (1899-1972).
He was a professor who joined the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto, in 1920 and remained there until his death. [4]
He passed away on 08 November 1952 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms 1779-1899 on FamilySearch.org for Harold Adams Innis, b: 1894
- ↑ Personnel Records of the First World War citing Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- ↑ Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1968 on FamilySearch.org; m: 1921 for Harold A. Innis @26yrs & Mary E. Quayle @22yrs
- ↑ Canadian Encyclopedia for Harold Innis
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #115523939 for Harold Adams Innis, b: 05 Nov 1894; d: 08 Nov 1952; buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Wikidata: Item Q505528, en:Wikipedia
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