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- William_C._McBrien abstract "William Carson McBrien (12 January 1889—18 June 1954) was a Canadian business owner and civic administrator. He was a long-serving chairman of the Toronto Transportation Commission and oversaw the construction of Canada's first underground rapid transit subway system in Toronto.He was born in Orangeville, Ontario and moved to Toronto as a young boy. He began a hardware business at age 15 with his older brother Fred – a future city council alderman and member of the Ontario Legislature. He served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, rising to the rank of Major in the 12th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops. On his return to Canada he worked in the real estate business, and became active in civic affairs. He served on the Toronto Board of Education as member and Chairman, and later was appointed to the Toronto Harbour Commission. In 1930 he was appointed as one of three members of the Toronto Transportation Commission. He was Chairman of the TTC in 1931-1932, and then from mid-1933 until his death. During the Second World War he served in Canada as a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding a reserve unit of the Royal Canadian Engineers.He guided the TTC through the difficult years of the Great Depression and the Second World War. He strongly supported the TTC’s construction of Canada’s first subway, which opened three months before his death. He was chairman during the transformation of the Toronto Transportation Commission from a local transit operator to a regional operator, the Toronto Transit Commission, upon the formation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto in 1954. The TTC headquarters building at Davisville subway station, opened in 1958, is named the McBrien Building in his honour.".
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- William_C._McBrien birthPlace Orangeville,_Ontario.
- William_C._McBrien birthYear "1889".
- William_C._McBrien deathDate "1954-06-18".
- William_C._McBrien deathPlace Ontario.
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- William_C._McBrien party Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada.
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- William_C._McBrien relative Fred_McBrien.
- William_C._McBrien residence Toronto.
- William_C._McBrien restingPlace Glasnevin_Cemetery.
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- William_C._McBrien birthDate "1889-01-12".
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- William_C._McBrien caption "William McBrien c. 1917".
- William_C._McBrien citizenship "Canadian".
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- William_C._McBrien dateOfDeath "1954-06-18".
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- William_C._McBrien deathPlace Ontario.
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- William_C._McBrien knownFor "Modernizing the TTC and building Canada's first subway".
- William_C._McBrien name "McBrien, William C.".
- William_C._McBrien name "William Carson McBrien".
- William_C._McBrien occupation "Businessman/Public Administrator".
- William_C._McBrien organization Toronto_Transportation_Commission.
- William_C._McBrien party Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada.
- William_C._McBrien placeOfBirth Orangeville,_Ontario.
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- William_C._McBrien relatives Fred_McBrien.
- William_C._McBrien religion "United Church of Canada".
- William_C._McBrien residence "Toronto".
- William_C._McBrien restingPlace Glasnevin_Cemetery.
- William_C._McBrien shortDescription "Canadian public administrator and politician".
- William_C._McBrien spouse "Clara Doreen Case".
- William_C._McBrien term "1933".
- William_C._McBrien title "Chairman of the Toronto Transportation Commission/Toronto Transit Commission".
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- William_C._McBrien years "1931".
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- William_C._McBrien comment "William Carson McBrien (12 January 1889—18 June 1954) was a Canadian business owner and civic administrator. He was a long-serving chairman of the Toronto Transportation Commission and oversaw the construction of Canada's first underground rapid transit subway system in Toronto.He was born in Orangeville, Ontario and moved to Toronto as a young boy. He began a hardware business at age 15 with his older brother Fred – a future city council alderman and member of the Ontario Legislature.".
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