Vincent Meredith Politician

Sir (Henry) Vincent Meredith, 1st and last Baronet of Montreal (February 28, 1850 – February 24, 1929), was a Canadian banker and philanthropist. He was President of the Bank of Montreal; the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; and, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He was Governor of McGill University and on the board of the Canadian Pacific Railway. His home in the Golden Square Mile was made a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990 and is today part of McGill University, named Lady Meredith House for his wife.

Personal facts

Vincent Meredith
Birth dateFebruary 28, 1850
Birth place
London Ontario , Upper Canada , Westminster Middlesex County Ontario
Nationality
Canada
Religion
Protestantism
Date of deathFebruary 24, 1929
Place of death
Montreal , Quebec
Residence
Mont Saint-Bruno , Golden Square Mile , Quebec

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