William McMaster
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- See William H. McMaster for the former governor of South Dakota.
The Honourable William McMaster (December 24, 1811 – September 22, 1887) was a wholesaler, Senator and banker in the 1800s. He served in the Canadian Senate from 1867–1887 as a Liberal and as the founding president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, now CIBC from 1867–1887. He also help found McMaster University in Toronto (later moved to Hamilton), Ontario.
Born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, McMaster immigrated to York, Upper Canada (now Toronto) in 1833.
[edit] References
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- William McMaster: 1811-1887. Canada's Digital Collections. Retrieved on March 11, 2005.
[edit] See also
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - founded by McMaster
- McMaster University - named after McMaster
- Bank of Montreal - former employer of McMaster
- Liberal Party of Canada
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