George Montegu Black Sr

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George Montegu Black (born 1875) was father of George Montegu Black II and grandfather to Conrad Black.

His 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.

He worked in real estate, insurance, but he made his mark in creating Western Breweries Limited in 1927.

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