William Earle McLaughlin O.C. (1915 - October 30, 1991) was a Canadian banker. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Earle McLaughlin graduated with the gold medal in commerce from Queen's University and joined the Royal Bank of Canada in 1936. In 1960, at an age considered very young at the time, 45-year-old McLaughlin was appointed the bank's General Manager and then shortly thereafter, President. He would retire as Chairman in 1979. Oshawa (estimated 2004 population 150,000; metropolitan population 296,298) is a city on Lake Ontario located fifty-six kilometres east of downtown Toronto in Ontario, Canada. ... Queens University, generally referred to simply as Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian, research-intensive university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ... The Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY, NYSE: RY) is Canadas largest chartered bank. ...

In addition to the Royal Bank, McLaughlin served on the Board of Directors of a number of corporations including Canadian Pacific Railway, Algoma Steel, General Motors of Canada, and Metropolitan Life. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Council of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... Algoma Steel Corporation was founded in 1902 by Francis Clergue, an American entrepreneur who had settled in Sault Ste. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the worlds largest automaker and has been since 1931. ... MetLife, Inc. ... The Royal Victoria Hospital at 687 Pine Avenue West in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was established in 1893, through the financial contributions of two Scottish immigrants, Donald Smith and George Stephen. ... The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (French : Musée Des Beaux-arts De Montréal) is a major Museum in Montreal, Canada. ...

Following his retirement from banking, he served as Chancellor of Concordia University (1982-1986) and was a Trustee of Queen's University who awarded him their alumni John B. Stirling Montreal Medal in 1967. Concordia University is a large urban university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, one of Montreals two universities that teach primarily in the English language (the other is McGill University). ... Queens University, generally referred to simply as Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian, research-intensive university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ...

Earle McLaughlin was made a Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...