Joseph Flavelle

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Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, ca. 1918
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Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, ca. 1918

Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle (15 February 18587 March 1939) was a Canadian businessman.

Born in Peterborough, Ontario, he attended St. Andrew's College and married Clara Ellsworth in 1882. He was Chairman of the Imperial Munitions Board during World War I.

In 1917, he was the last resident citizen of Canada to receive a baronetcy.

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  • Michael Bliss (1992). A Canadian Millionaire: The Life and Business Times of Sir Joseph Flavelle, Bart., 1858-1939. University of Toronto Press.

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