Adam Shortt

Adam Shortt
CMG FRSC
Adam Shortt CMG FRSC
	Shortt by Bain News Service, c. 1920
Born	24 November 1859; Kilworth, Ontario, Canada
Died	14 January 1931 (aged 71); Ottawa, Canada West
Spouse	Elizabeth Smith Shortt (m. 1886)
Academic background
Alma mater	Queen's University
Influences	John Watson
Academic work
Discipline	Economics; history; philosophy; political science;
Sub-discipline	Economic history; political economy;
Institutions	Queen's University
Notable students	Sir Edward Robert Peacock
Influenced	Andrew Haydon; William B. Munro; Oscar D. Skelton;

Adam Shortt CMG FRSC (1859–1931) was an economic historian in Ontario. He was the first full-time employed academic in the field at a Canadian university (Queen's University).

^ Mackintosh 1938, p. 165.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ferguson 1993, p. 14.
^ Crowley 2003, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEMackintosh1938165-1] Mackintosh 1938, p. 165.

[FOOTNOTEFerguson199314-2] Ferguson 1993, p. 14.

[FOOTNOTECrowley200329-3] Crowley 2003, p. 29.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Adam Shortt CMG FRSC
Shortt by Bain News Service, c. 1920
Born	24 November 1859 Kilworth, Ontario, Canada
Died	14 January 1931(1931-01-14) (aged 71) Ottawa, Canada West
Spouse	Elizabeth Smith Shortt (m. 1886)

Academic background
Alma mater	Queen's University
Influences	John Watson^[1]
Academic work
Discipline	Economics history philosophy political science
Sub-discipline	Economic history political economy
Institutions	Queen's University
Notable students	Sir Edward Robert Peacock^[2]
Influenced	Andrew Haydon^[2] William B. Munro^[2] Oscar D. Skelton^[3]