Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Western Ontario. Board of Governors
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Western University. Board of Governors
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1908 -
History
The Board of Governors of Western University was established in 1908 with full authority to govern and manage the affairs of the University, except for those purely academic matters assigned to the Senate. The Board's mandate was to manage the property, finances, and business affairs of the University.
Places
Legal status
With the passage of the Western University of London Act in April, 1908[2], the Ontario legislature authorized the establishment of the University's first Board of Governors, to be appointed jointly by the Government of Ontario and the City of London.
(2)Revised Statutes of Ontario, 8 Edward VII, chapter 145.