Peter McGill
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Peter McGill was a Scots-Quebecer businessman who served as the second mayor of Montreal from 1840 to 1842.
Peter McGill's image in stained glass in the McGill Station of the Montreal Metro, next to the image of his predecessor as mayor, Jacques Viger.
James McGill
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James McGill was a Scottish-born businessman, politician, slaveholder, and philanthropist best known for being the founder of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He was elected to the Legislative A
Peter McGill
…McGill served as president of the Bank of Montreal from 1834 to 1860. He founded the first railway company in Canada in 1834. It is he, rather than James McGill, who is depicted in the stained-glass mural in the McGill station of the Montreal metro, even though the station is named for its proximity to McGill…
Portrait c. 1800-1810