George Jehoshaphat Mountain
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George Jehoshaphat Mountain (27 July 1789 – 6 January 1863) was a Canadian Anglican bishop (3rd Anglican Bishop of Quebec) and the first Principal of McGill College.
Born in Norwich, England, the son of Jacob Mountain, a bishop (1st Anglican Bishop of Quebec) and politician, and Elizabeth Mildred Wale Kentish, he moved with his family to Quebec City in 1793. In 1814, he became a priest and a bishop in 1836. From 1824 to 1835, he was principal of McGill College and professor of divinity. In 1843, he was instrumental in the founding of Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec. His missionary journey to the Red River Settlement is recorded in The Journal of the Bishop of Montreal, during a Visit to the Church Missionary Society's North-West America Mission; it remains a lasting church historical and ethnographic resource.
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Two adjacent parallel streets in downtown Montreal are named in his honour: Bishop and Mountain. The latter has since been translated to "de la montagne" in the mistaken belief that the name relates to the proximity of Mount Royal.
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Principal of McGill University 1824–1835 |
Succeeded by John Bethune |
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