A. H. U. Colquhoun (1861 - 1936)

Arthur Hugh Urquhart Colquhoun (December 2, 1861 - February 9, 1936) was an American educator, journalist, and author. In 1906, he became Deputy Minister of Education for Ontario and served in this capacity with five ministers of education till 1934. He contributed to several magazines and served on the staff of the Montreal Daily Star, Montreal La Presse, Ottawa Journal, and Toronto Mail and Empire. He published the books "Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion” (1916) and "Press, Politics and People: The Life and Letters of Sir John Willison, Journalist and Correspondent of the Times" (1935). He also served as secretary of the Canadian Press Association.