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George Montegu Black Sr.

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George Montegu Black Sr.
Born
George Montague Wilmot Black

(1875-12-14)14 December 1875
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died5 July 1959(1959-07-05) (aged 83)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
Gertrude Maxwell Moffat
(m. 1901)
ChildrenGeorge Montegu Black II

George Montague Wilmot Black[1][2] (14 December 1875 – 5 July 1959) was a Canadian businessman who became prominent in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was the father of George Montegu Black II and grandfather of Conrad Black.[3]

Life and career

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Black was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Alice Lucy (Ferris) and George Anderson Black.[1] His father was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and immigrant from New England. The Black family spent time in Halifax before moving to Winnipeg in 1882.

He worked in real estate and insurance, eventually becoming:[3]

In 1901, he married Gertrude Maxwell Moffat, and they had two children: a daughter and a son, George.[3]

In 1924, Black acquired a brewery business that was founded in 1887 by Edward L. Drewry (1851–1940).[3] Black served as president of Western Breweries Limited and its subsidiary companies until he retired in 1950. He died in 1959 and was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Winnipeg.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ Canada (1915). "Canada Gazette: La Gazette du Canada".
  3. ^ a b c d e "Memorable Manitobans: George Montegu Black (1875-1959)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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