William McMaster Politician

William McMaster (December 24, 1811 – September 22, 1887) was a Canadian wholesaler, Senator and banker in the 19th century. A director of the Bank of Montreal from 1864 to 1867, he was a driving force behind the creation of the Canadian Bank of Commerce of which he served as the founding president from 1867 to his death in 1887.He served in the Canadian Senate from 1867 to 1887 as a Liberal. He also helped 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. He was married for the first time to Mary Henderson (18??--1868). He married a second time to Susan Fraser (née Moulton)(from New York the widow of an American businessman) on July 18, 1871.He died in 1887 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

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William McMaster
Birth dateDecember 24, 1811
Date of deathSeptember 22, 1887
Place of death
Ontario , Toronto

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