George Robert Parkin
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Sir George Robert Parkin (8 February 1846 – 25 June 1922) was a Canadian educator, imperialist, and author.
Born near Salisbury, New Brunswick, he was a graduate from the University of New Brunswick. From 1867 to 1871, he taught at the Bathurst Grammar School. From 1872 to 1889, he was the headmaster of the Fredericton Collegiate School. He attended University of Oxford in 1873-74. From 1895 to 1902, he was the headmaster of Upper Canada College. He was an organizing representative, Rhodes Trust (1902-22) and the Toronto Round Table Group (1910-22). Alfred Milner was an ardent admirer of Parkins imperial ideas.
He was the author of Imperial federation, the problem of national unity published in 1892 and a school textbook, Round the empire.
He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1898 and a Knight Commander in 1920.
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