# Henry Marshall Tory

henry marshall tory (January 11, 1864 – February 6, 1947) was the first president of the University of Alberta (1908–1928), the first president of the Khaki University, the first president of the National Research Council (1928–1935), and the first president of Carleton College (1942–1947). His brother was James Cranswick Tory, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1925–1930). == Overview == Awarded one of McGill University's earliest doctoral degrees in science, Tory did not himself become a researcher but was the principal founder of several universities – University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and Carleton University – and of the Alberta Research Council and the National Research Council.