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2 unusual facts about James Armstrong Richardson, Sr.


Agnes Benidickson

Born in Chaffeys Locks, Ontario, she was the daughter of the former Queen's Chancellor James Armstrong Richardson, Sr., who served from 1929 to 1939.

Fokker Universal

An order for 12 Universals was placed by Western Canada Airways when its owner, James Armstrong Richardson, Sr. judged that the Standard Universal was the best available transport for use in the northern regions of Canada.


James Armstrong Richardson

He was the brother of Agnes Benidickson, former Chancellor of Queen's University and brother-in-law of former Liberal MP and Cabinet minister William Moore Benidickson.

James Armstrong Richardson, Sr.

The later company, Canadian Airways was instrumental in creating a transcontinental air system that was eventually incorporated into the fledgling Trans-Canada Air Lines (that became Air Canada).


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