Vincent Meredith
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Sir Henry Vincent Meredith, 1st Baronet (February 28 1850 - February 24 1929), was a Canadian banker and President of the Bank of Montreal and the Royal Trust Company.
Known by his middle name Vincent, he was born in Westminster Township, Upper Canada (now the Province of Ontario). In 1867, he joined the Bank of Montreal as a clerk and rose through the ranks to become its president in 1913. As president, his office was at the bank's headquarters at 119 St. James Street in Montreal, Quebec. Vincent Meredith was also a close associate of businessman and Senator, Robert Mackay, as well as Lomer Gouin, the Premier of Quebec. He was a member of the Montreal Board of Trade, a member of the Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway, a Govenor of McGill University, and President of the Royal Victoria Hospital. He was created a hereditary Baronet of the United Kingdom by King George V in 1916.
His marriage to Isabella Brenda Allan, the daughter of Andrew Allan and the niece of Hugh Allan, gave him additional wealth and poweful connections. As a wedding gift, his father-in-law gave him "Ardvarna", a turreted, brick mansion at 1110 Pine Avenue W. on the corner of Peel Street in Montreal.
A founding member of the Canadian Mental Health Association he served on its Board of Directors and was one of its benefactors. He and his wife were members and benefactors of the Presbyterian Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal.
Sir Vincent Meredith died in 1929 without issue and as such his Baronetcy became extinct. His wife continued to live in their home until 1941 when she gifted it to the Royal Victoria Hospital to use as a nurses' residence. McGill University acquired the use of the property in 1975 and today it is known as Lady Meredith House, home to the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law.
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