John Frothingham was a Canadian merchant. He established British North America's largest wholesale hardware house, Frothingham & Workman. He was President of the City Bank of Montreal from 1834 to 184
John Frothingham
Label from the hardware house of Frothingham & Workman
City Bank, Montreal. Frothingham was president from 1834 to 1849
Piedmont House, home to the Frothinghams from the early 1830s to 1910
William Workman, of Mount Prospect House, Montreal, was an Irish-born Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. He was a partner in Canada's largest wholesale hardware house of Frothingha
John Frothingham
…Frothingham (June 1788 – 22 May 1870) was a Canadian merchant. He established British North America's largest wholesale hardware house, Frothingham & Workman. He was President of the City Bank of Montreal from 1834 to 1849, and a generous contributor to Queen's University, McGill University and Montreal's…
Premises of Frothingham & Workman, 1852
'Mount Prospect House', William Workman's home, built in 1842 within the Golden Square Mile
Mrs Eliza (Bethell) Workman