John Gray (c. 1755 – September 13, 1829), a Canadian banker, JP and militia officer, was the founder and first president of the Bank of Montreal.[1]
John Gray | |
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| Born | c. 1755 probably in London, England |
| Died | September 13, 1829 (aged 73–74) Côte-Sainte-Catherine (Outremont), Lower Canada |
| Occupation(s) | merchant, fur trader, banker |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Bank of Montreal |
Born in England around 1755, Gray arrived in Canada around 1781 as a fur trader. Gray later became an attorney, a trustee and executor of wills and estates, as well as an agent for the British treasury.[2]
In 1817, Gray with 12 other Montreal merchants founded the Bank of Montreal and became the bank's first president.
Gray died in Côte-Sainte-Catherine in 1829.
References
edit- "John Gray". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- ^ Mussio, Laurence B (2017). "First bank". Canada's History. 97 (5): 42–46. ISSN 1920-9894.
- ^ "Biography – GRAY, JOHN – Volume VI (1821-1835) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
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