Thomas William Acheson
1936-
Thomas William Acheson (Bill) began teaching at the University of New Brunswick in 1963. After 2 years he went to the University of Toronto for his doctorate. Eventually he would be chair of the Department of History at UNB, a former president of the Canadian Historical Association, and the author of studies in regional history, including Saint John: The Making of a Colonial Urban Community (Toronto, 1985). Acheson retired in 1995 and was named Professor Emeritus at the 1997 UNB Fredericton Convocation.
Fingard, Judith. "Focusing on their Roots: University of New Brunswick Historians and Regional History." Acadiensis, Vol 31, No. 1, Autumn 2000, pp. 38-44.

Bill Acheson
Photo by Sallard. "History professor Bill Acheson sitting with book." Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections, UNB Libraries. UA PR 2, Subseries 1, File 2, item 1, 1985. Accessed 12 June 2023.