Duncan McIntosh

Duncan McIntosh was born in Edinburgh on September 9, 1910, coming to Galt with his parents when he was two years old. After completing his elementary and secondary schooling, he graduated from Queen’s University in 1934 with a degree in Commerce. After graduation, he joined the Gore Mutual Insurance Company, becoming manager in 1944, a director in 1951, and finally president in 1963, which office he held until his retirement in 1974.

The list of his community activities is a long and impressive one. They include: Trustee of the Galt Board of Education for ten years; Chairman of the Family Service Bureau for several years; Member of the Public Utility Commission for three years; Chairman of the Board to organize plans and build the new Cambridge Memorial Hospital; and serving many years on the Board of Management of Knox’s Presbyterian Church.

In 1961, he was named Citizen of the Year and a community centre in Churchill Park was named after him.

McIntosh was very active in sports. He played on the Galt Terriers when they won the Ontario Junior Baseball championship in 1926 and was quarterback on the Queen’s University football team. He was also an active curler and golfer.