Son of Rosabel Plaxton and James Hardill Addison.
Harry Addison was born in Toronto in 1905, and at the age of 31 established Addison Industries, a company that sold a still relatively new home appliance called a refrigerator, that was manufactured by Frigidaire, a subsidiary of General Motors. During the Second World War, the Toronto company pioneered the development of the walkie-talkie. In 1955, he founded Addison Cadillac on Bay (Street) which grew to become Canada’s largest Cadillac dealership. In the 1960s, Addison lived on his Elhara Farm in rural Don Mills, where he kept a number of very successful racehorses. Addison died on August 2, 1985.
Harry Addison was born in Toronto in 1905, and at the age of 31 established Addison Industries, a company that sold a still relatively new home appliance called a refrigerator, that was manufactured by Frigidaire, a subsidiary of General Motors. During the Second World War, the Toronto company pioneered the development of the walkie-talkie. In 1955, he founded Addison Cadillac on Bay (Street) which grew to become Canada’s largest Cadillac dealership. In the 1960s, Addison lived on his Elhara Farm in rural Don Mills, where he kept a number of very successful racehorses. Addison died on August 2, 1985.
Son of Rosabel Plaxton and James Hardill Addison.
Harry Addison was born in Toronto in 1905, and at the age of 31 established Addison Industries, a company that sold a still relatively new home appliance called a refrigerator, that was manufactured by Frigidaire, a subsidiary of General Motors. During the Second World War, the Toronto company pioneered the development of the walkie-talkie. In 1955, he founded Addison Cadillac on Bay (Street) which grew to become Canada’s largest Cadillac dealership. In the 1960s, Addison lived on his Elhara Farm in rural Don Mills, where he kept a number of very successful racehorses. Addison died on August 2, 1985.
Harry Addison was born in Toronto in 1905, and at the age of 31 established Addison Industries, a company that sold a still relatively new home appliance called a refrigerator, that was manufactured by Frigidaire, a subsidiary of General Motors. During the Second World War, the Toronto company pioneered the development of the walkie-talkie. In 1955, he founded Addison Cadillac on Bay (Street) which grew to become Canada’s largest Cadillac dealership. In the 1960s, Addison lived on his Elhara Farm in rural Don Mills, where he kept a number of very successful racehorses. Addison died on August 2, 1985.
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