John Gray (Canadian banker)

John Gray (c. 1755 – September 13, 1829), a Canadian banker, JP and militia officer, was the founder and first president of the Bank of Montreal.[1]

John Gray
Bornc. 1755
probably in London, England
DiedSeptember 13, 1829 (aged 73–74)
Côte-Sainte-Catherine (Outremont), Lower Canada
Occupation(s)merchant, fur trader, banker
Known forCo-founder of the Bank of Montreal

Born in England around 1755, Gray arrived in Canada around 1781 as a fur trader. Gray later became an attorney, a trustee and executor of wills and estates, as well as an agent for the British treasury.[2]

In 1817, Gray with 12 other Montreal merchants founded the Bank of Montreal and became the bank's first president.

Gray died in Côte-Sainte-Catherine in 1829.

References

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  • "John Gray". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
Business positions
Preceded by
None
President of the Bank of Montreal
1817–1820
Succeeded by