James Leslie (Canadian politician)
James Leslie was a Canadian businessman and political figure. An immigrant from Scotland in 1804, he became a successful Montreal businessman and was one of the founders of the Bank of Montreal.
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, meeting in the Bishop's Chapel, Quebec
Lord Durham, who recommended the union of the two Canadas
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, leader of the French-Canadian Group
The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company.
Operating headquarters in Toronto, Canada
Austin Cuvillier co-founded BMO with nine other businessmen in June 1817.
Bank of Montreal on an 1844 Province of Canada Token.
$5 BMO banknote, from 1942. The year was the last that the bank issued its own banknotes for circulation.