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Sir Donald Alexander Smith

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Sir Donald Alexander Smith

Birth
Forres, Moray, Scotland
Death
21 Jan 1914 (aged 93)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Highgate, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Canadian fur trader, railway financier and diplomat. Sir Donald Alexander Smith was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1889-1914). Financier behind the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Drove the Last Spike in Canada's first transcontinental railway on November 7, 1885. Member of the Canadian House of Commons (1871-1878, 1887-1896). President, The Bank of Montreal; Chancellor, McGill University Canada's High Commissioner to Great Britain (1896-1914).
Canadian fur trader, railway financier and diplomat. Sir Donald Alexander Smith was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1889-1914). Financier behind the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Drove the Last Spike in Canada's first transcontinental railway on November 7, 1885. Member of the Canadian House of Commons (1871-1878, 1887-1896). President, The Bank of Montreal; Chancellor, McGill University Canada's High Commissioner to Great Britain (1896-1914).

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  • Added: Oct 15, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6658/donald_alexander-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Sir Donald Alexander Smith (6 Aug 1820–21 Jan 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6658, citing Highgate Cemetery East, Highgate, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.