Newton MacTavish

Newton McFaul MacTavish (February 19, 1875 – August 17, 1941) was a Canadian journalist and art critic.

Early life and education

Newton McFaul MacTavish was born on February 19, 1875, in Staffa, Ontario,^[1] a community in West Perth, Ontario.

He was educated by private tutors and at McGill University.^[1]

MacTavish joined the staff of The Globe in 1899 and became its Montreal correspondent in 1903.^[1]

Beginning in 1906, he was the editor of the Canadian Magazine.^[1]

On June 27, 1926, MacTavish was named a member of Canada's federal civil service commission, now the Public Service Commission of Canada.^[2] Before his appointment, he had been a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada and Acadia University.^[2]

MacTavish died on August 17, 1941, in Toronto.^[3]

"A Renaissance of Art in Canada". Art and Progress. 2 (11): 318–325. 1911. ISSN 2151-2531. JSTOR 20560470.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b "W. L. McDougald Named Senator by Government". The Gazette. The Canadian Press. June 28, 1926. p. 1.
^ "Dr. Newton MacTavish Passes on at Toronto". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. August 18, 1941. p. 16.
^ "Review of Thrown In". The Sewanee Review. 32 (1): 125–126. 1924. ISSN 0037-3052. JSTOR 27533740.
^ Currelly, Charles Trick (March 1926). "Review of The Fine Arts in Canada". The Canadian Historical Review. 7 (1): 77–78. Project MUSE 626483.
^ "Review of The Fine Arts in Canada". The American Magazine of Art. 17 (4): 214–214. 1926. ISSN 2151-254X. JSTOR 23930061.
^ Burgoyne, St. George (May 21, 1938). "Big Company of Canadian Artists Surveyed by Newton MacTavish". The Gazette. p. 22.

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