Murray Vaughan

Q: When did Murray Vaughan die?

Murray Vaughan died on July 19, 1986 in Saint John.

Q: How old was Murray Vaughan when they died?

Murray Vaughan was 87 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Murray Vaughan born?

Murray Vaughan was born on January 23, 1899 in Saint John.

A. Murray Vaughan, CC (23 January 1899 – 19 July 1986) was a philanthropist of the arts in Canada.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1969.

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Walter S. and Gertrude (Allingham) Vaughan. In 1930, he married the former Miss L. Marguerite Pillow of Montreal, daughter of Howard W. and Lucille Elizabeth (Fairbank) Pillow. Mr. Vaughan lived in Montreal for four decades until the 1970s, where for a time he was president of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1963–1968). In later years, he returned to New Brunswick and became an honorary chair of Fredericton Beaverbrook Art Gallery. At 86, he died in Saint John, New Brunswick.