Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
George Arnold McCarthy (McGill 1898; b. 1871. d. Nov. 29, 1930.) was born in Moncton, N.B. and attended McGill University where he graduated with a degree in engineering in 1898. He was employed for 14 years with the City of Toronto Works Department where he “had charge of many important works in the railway and bridge section before taking control of the sewers. He supervised the construction of the Bloor Viaduct and the civic street railway lines before the old Toronto railway system was acquired by the city…” His funeral on November 15, 1930 was attended by prominent officials of the City of Toronto, including R.C. Harris, Commissioner of Public Works. Family members attending included his two sons, Dr. K.C. McCarthy and Douglas McCarthy, his widow, Jennie C. Moffatt McCarthy, her father, A.W. Moffatt and Dr. C.F. Moffatt of Montreal.