McGill University is an international public resea...

McGill University is an international public research university located in Montreal, located in the predominantly French province of Quebec. It bears the name James McGill, who was a prominent merchant in Montreal from Scotland, whose will formed the beginning of the university. McGill donated a plot of land and money to establish a university in the city in 1821, McGill is now one of the most prestigious universities in Canada, and the university began teaching its students during the British colonial era, i.e. 46 years before the founding of the Canadian Union.