George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
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1829 – 1921
Who was George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen?
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, Bt. GCVO, known as Sir George Stephen, Bt, between 1886 and 1891. Originally from Scotland, he made his fame in Montreal and was the first Canadian to be elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the financial genius behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was President of the Bank of Montreal and is remembered as one of the greatest philanthropists of his time: He built a new wing at the Montreal General Hospital, donated generously to various hospitals in Scotland and gave over £1.3 million to the Prince of Wales Hospital Fund in London, working closely with George V. He and his first cousin, Lord Strathcona, purchased the land and then each gave $1 million to the City of Montreal to construct and maintain the Royal Victoria Hospital. His home in Montreal's Golden Square Mile later became the Mount Stephen Club. In 1888, he retired to England, living between Brocket Hall and 17 Carlton House Terrace. His first wife is credited for introducing the canoe to Scotland.
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- Born
- Jun 5, 1829
Dufftown - Ethnicity
- Scottish Canadian
- Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Died
- Nov 29, 1921
Brocket Hall
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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