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William Guy Brissenden
Born(1915-03-28)March 28, 1915
DiedOctober 14, 2012(2012-10-14) (aged 97)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
EducationMcGill University (BS, MS)
Occupations
  • Mining engineer
  • consultant
  • naval officer
Years active1948–?
EmployerNoranda
Spouse
Jean Hammond
(m. 1943; died 1993)
Children4
AwardsCanadian Mining Hall of Fame
Military career
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service1940–1945
RankLieutenant-Commander
Battles/wars

William Guy Brissenden (March 28, 1915 – October 14, 2012) was a Canadian engineer, consultant, and naval officer who was a prominent figure in the Canadian mining industry from the late-1940s until his retirement in ?.

Early life[edit]

William Guy Brissenden was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to William Ernest Brissenden and Esther Susanna Brissenden (née Olson). His maternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden (part of the Swedish-Norweigan Union at the time) to the United States in the 1880s,[1] while his father was born in Kent, England in 1885 and emigrated to Nova Scotia in the early 20th century.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brissenden, Esther (1997). Esther's Book: The Story of a Family. Dalarna Press. pp. 2–7. LCCN 97068212.
  2. ^ Bower, Wayne. "William Ernest BRISSENDEN". Bower-McBurney Genealogy. Retrieved 2021-05-25.