Graham Towers

Graham Towers
1st Governor of the Bank of Canada
In office
8 September 1934  31 December 1954
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJames Coyne
Personal details
Born
Graham Ford Towers

(1897-09-29)29 September 1897
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died4 December 1975(1975-12-04) (aged 78)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
Mary Scott Godfrey
(m. 1924)
Alma materMcGill University (BA, 1919)
Military service
Allegiance Canada
Branch/service Canadian Army
Years of service1915–1918
RankLieutenant
UnitMcGill COTC
3rd Field Butchery, CASC
Battles/warsFirst World War

Graham Ford Towers CC CMG (29 September 1897 4 December 1975) was a Canadian economist who served as the first governor of the Bank of Canada from 1934 to 1954.