John Alexander MacAulay

John Alexander MacAulay (born May 29, 1895 in Morden , Manitoba , † June 11, 1978 ) was a Canadian lawyer , businessman and in managerial positions for the Canadian Red Cross . From 1959 to 1965 he was chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies, today's International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies .

Life

John Macaulay studied law at the University of Manitoba and graduated with an LL.B. in 1918. from. After serving in the Canadian Army during the First World War, he was a partner at the law firm Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson in Manitoba engaged and specialized in the field of tax law . He taught Bible classes at Westminster United Church in the 1930s and 1940s . From 1953 to 1954 he was President of the Canadian Bar Association. In 1954 he received his PhD from the University of Manitoba.

During the Second World War he was a member of the Central Council of the Canadian Red Cross and its president from 1950 to 1951. From 1959 to 1965 he headed the League of Red Cross Societies as Chairman and succeeded the Swedish lawyer Emil Sandström in this position . During this time, the number of national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies rose from 88 to 106. On December 10, 1963, he and Léopold Boissier , who was then President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), won the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the League which the League received together with the ICRC. He was the first Canadian to be awarded the Henry Dunant Medal , the highest honor of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. His successor as chairman of the league was José Barroso Chavez from Mexico .

MacAulay was also an avid art collector and a member of the board of directors of the Winnipeg Art Gallery Association , whose gallery currently houses his private collection. In 1967 he was named Companion of the Order of Canada , the highest award in Canada for civilians. The University of Manitoba (1954) and the University of Winnipeg (1970) awarded him honorary doctorates .

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SURNAME	MacAulay, John Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian attorney and President of the Canadian Red Cross
DATE OF BIRTH	May 29, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Morden (Manitoba) , Manitoba
DATE OF DEATH	June 11, 1978