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O. D. Skelton and the Department of External Affairs

Dr. Oscar D. Skelton (Lafayette, Library and Archives Canada).
Dr. Oscar D. Skelton (Lafayette, Library and Archives Canada). Oscar Douglas Skelton · Lafayette / Library and Archives Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Oscar Douglas Skelton, a Queen’s University professor of history and economics, left in 1924 to join the young Department of External Affairs and organized it on an enduring basis. He advised prime ministers Meighen, King and Bennett on foreign policy, advocating an independent Canadian position distinct from Britain’s.

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Skelton as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

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Oscar Douglas Skelton National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text