George Montegu Black, Sr.
Male, Deceased Person
1875 –
Who is George Montegu Black, Sr.?
George Montegu Black was father of George Montegu Black II and grandfather to Conrad Black.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Black's father George Anderson Black was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and immigrant from New England. The Black family spent time in Halifax before moving to Winnipeg in 1882.
He worked in real estate and insurance:
partner and President, Robinson & Black
President of Western Dominion Investment Company Limited of Vancouver, British Columbia
Vice-President of the Manitoba Cold Storage Company of Winnipeg
Canadian director of Phoenix Assurance Company of London
Director of the Canadian Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company
Director of Combustion Engineering Corporation
Black made his mark in creating Western Breweries Limited in 1927 and retired in 1950.
Black died in 1959 and buried at St. John's Cemetery in Winnipeg.
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- Born
- 1875
- Also known as
- George Montegu Black
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- Canada
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on July 23, 2013
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