John Mortimer Courtney

John Mortimer Courtney
Born	(1838-07-22)July 22, 1838 Penzance, England
Died	October 8, 1920(1920-10-08) (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario
Known for	Civil servant

John Mortimer Courtney, CMG ISO (July 22, 1838 – October 8, 1920) was a Canadian civil servant.

Born in Penzance, England, the second son of John Sampson Courtney and Sarah Mortimer, Courtney worked in India with the Agra Bank and then in Australia. In 1869, he joined the Public Service of Canada working under John Langton as a chief clerk and assistant secretary to the Treasury Board. In 1878, he was promoted to deputy minister and ex officio deputy receiver general and secretary to the Treasury Board. He retired in 1906.

His brother Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith, was a British politician and man of letters.

In 1897, he was made a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George and a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1903.

References

"John Mortimer Courtney". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

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