Amy Redpath Roddick

Born on May 16, 1868, Amy Redpath Roddick was the eldest child and only daughter of Ada Mills and John James Redpath. She grew up in a prominent Montreal family and, before her marriage in 1906 to the physician Thomas Roddick, took on major responsibility at home, helping manage the household and care for relatives.

She had a strong interest in languages, literature, and theatre. Accounts of her life note that she wrote and published poems and plays, and that she traveled regularly to Europe and upper New York State while remaining active in Montreal society.

Roddick is also remembered for her philanthropy. She donated the Roddick Gates to McGill University in 1924 in memory of her husband, supported the Redpath Library in memory of her brothers, and left a substantial bequest to the library when she died in 1954.