James Eayrs

James Eayrs
James Eayrs; FRSC
Born	James George Eayrs; 13 October 1926; London, England
Nationality	Canadian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Toronto; Columbia University; London School of Economics;
Academic work
Discipline	Political science
Institutions	University of Toronto; Dalhousie University;

James George Eayrs FRSC (born 1926) is a Canadian retired historian. Eayrs won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1965 Governor General's Awards for his book In Defence of Canada: From the Great War to the Great Depression.[1] The book, which examined Canadian military and defence policy during the period between World War I and the Great Depression,[2] was the first in a multi-volume series on Canadian military history, and was followed by In Defence of Canada, Vol. 2: Appeasement and Rearmament (1965),[3] In Defence of Canada: Peacemaking and Deterrence (1972),[4] In Defence of Canada: Growing Up Allied (1980)[5] and In Defence of Canada: Indochina, Roots of Complicity (1983).[6]

A professor of history at the University of Toronto and later at Dalhousie University, he was awarded the Canada Council Molson Prize in 1984[7] and was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[8]

His wife, Elizabeth Eayrs, served on Toronto City Council from 1972 to 1978.[9]

References

"Council Names 5 for Awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Canadian Press. 1 April 1966. p. 14.
Foulkes, Charles (28 November 1964). "Between the Wars, the Services Fought On". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.
Underhill, Frank H. (1 January 1966). "Was King Innocent or Statesman?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.
Cook, Ramsay (14 October 1972). "Eayrs the Rational Scholar". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 33.
Cook, Ramsay (8 March 1980). "The Origin and Growth of NATO from the Prima Ballerina of Foreign Policy Scholarship". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E15.
Kirton, John (20 August 1983). "Thankless Tasks in the Far East". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E12.
Cherry, Zena (20 November 1984). "Prof. James Eayrs Wins Prize". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. F16.
Fraser, Matthew (20 November 1984). "Eayrs, Dube Win $50,000 Prizes". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. M9.
Lind, Loren (12 November 1974). "In the Basements, a Campaign Is Born". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 5.

Awards
Preceded by Phyllis Grosskurth	Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction 1965	Succeeded by George Woodcock
Preceded by Francess Halpenny	Molson Prize 1984 With: Marcel Dubé	Succeeded by Ronald Melzack
Preceded by Brian Macdonald	Molson Prize 1984 With: Marcel Dubé	Succeeded by Gaston Miron

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[1] "Council Names 5 for Awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Canadian Press. 1 April 1966. p. 14.

[2] Foulkes, Charles (28 November 1964). "Between the Wars, the Services Fought On". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.

[3] Underhill, Frank H. (1 January 1966). "Was King Innocent or Statesman?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.

[4] Cook, Ramsay (14 October 1972). "Eayrs the Rational Scholar". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 33.

[5] Cook, Ramsay (8 March 1980). "The Origin and Growth of NATO from the Prima Ballerina of Foreign Policy Scholarship". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E15.

[6] Kirton, John (20 August 1983). "Thankless Tasks in the Far East". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E12.

[Cherry_1984-7] Cherry, Zena (20 November 1984). "Prof. James Eayrs Wins Prize". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. F16.

[8] Fraser, Matthew (20 November 1984). "Eayrs, Dube Win $50,000 Prizes". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. M9.

[9] Lind, Loren (12 November 1974). "In the Basements, a Campaign Is Born". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 5.