James Playfair
Deceased Person
1860 – 1937
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Who was James Playfair?
James Playfair was noted for his entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes shipping, lumbering, grain handling, and industrial manufacturing businesses and was a central figure in the establishment of Midland, Ontario, Canada. Around 1912, Playfair formed two steamship lines: Great Lakes Transportation Company and Glen Line, total of 38 ships. Son of John Speirs Playfair and Georgina Hall of Montreal. Playfair married Charlotte Ogilvie of Montreal in 1889. His residence, Edgehill, overlooking Midland Harbour on Georgian Bay was the first home of the Huronia museum.
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