Sir William C. Macdonald

A Biography

Biography & Memoir
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Author: William Fong ISBN: 9780773578241
Publisher: MQUP Publication: August 24, 2007
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: William Fong
ISBN: 9780773578241
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: August 24, 2007
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English
Born into a prominent Scottish family on Prince Edward Island, Macdonald rejected his Catholic upbringing and left home when he was eighteen. After three years in Boston as a bookkeeper he headed to Montreal and began to work as a commission agent. By 1868 Macdonald had become the leading manufacturer of chewing tobacco in Canada, and by 1885 he may have been the richest person in the country.
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Born into a prominent Scottish family on Prince Edward Island, Macdonald rejected his Catholic upbringing and left home when he was eighteen. After three years in Boston as a bookkeeper he headed to Montreal and began to work as a commission agent. By 1868 Macdonald had become the leading manufacturer of chewing tobacco in Canada, and by 1885 he may have been the richest person in the country.

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