John R. Baldwin
B.A. 1933

Since Graduation

John Baldwin received his MA from the University of Toronto in 1934. As a Rhodes Scholar John received a B Litt from Oxford. He worked in McMaster’s History Department until 1938 when he became National Secretary of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Toronto. During World War II he served first in the Department of External Affairs; then in the Privy Council Office, under the War Committee of the Cabinet. From 1949 to 1968 John was Chairman of the Air Transport Board and then Deputy Minister of Transport. He became President of Air Canada in 1968. He has served on the Boards of such organizations as the Ottawa Philharmonic, Kingston General Hospital and the Quebec Boy Scouts Association. John’s awards include the Brancker Medal from the British Royal Aeronautical Society as well as the C.D. Howe Award for Leadership in Civil Aviation. In retirement he has served as a part–time consultant to the Office of the Auditor General and the Transport Department. Hobbies include canoeing, oenology and collecting antique wine glasses and collecting and refinishing antique Canadian furniture.