 | J.W. McConnell: Financier, Philanthropist, Patriot Subjects: McConnell John W. (John Wilson) 1877–1963; Philanthropists -- Canada -- Biography; Businessmen -- Canada -- Biography; Capitalists and financiers -- Canada -- Biography; Directors of corporations -- Canada -- Biography; Montréal (Québec) -- Biography; J.W. McConnell (1877-1963), born to a poor farming family in Ontario, became one of the wealthiest and most powerful businessmen of his generation - in Canada and internationally. Fong William : Born in Montreal and educated at McGill, William Fong has his doctorate in history from the University of Toronto.William Fong is the author of Sir William C. Macdonald: A Biography. |
