Edwin Atwater

Businessperson, Deceased Person

1808 – 1874

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Who was Edwin Atwater?

Edwin Atwater was a Canadian businessperson, corporate director and municipal politician in Montreal.

He served on in Montreal's city council as councillor and later as alderman for the district of Saint-Antoine. As a municipal politician, he promoted the construction of a new aqueduct in Montreal. He also served as president of the Montreal Board of Trade in 1861.

He served on the board of directors of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank, Montreal Telegraph Company, Merchants’ Bank and Citizens’ Insurance Company of Canada.

He married Lucy Huntington Greene. They had four sons and four daughters.

The City of Montreal named Atwater Street after him in 1871, and the following Montreal landmarks are named after the avenue:

Atwater Metro Station

Atwater Library and Computer Centre, operated by the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal.

Atwater Market

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Born
Sep 14, 1808
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Montreal
Died
Jun 18, 1874

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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