Thomas Brown Anderson
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Thomas Brown Anderson was a Canadian merchant, banker, and philanthropist who was director, vice-president and 6th president of the Bank of Montreal, Member of the Special Council of Lower Canada and
The Bank of Montreal (Banque de Montréal) under construction (1859)
Interior of the Bank of Montreal (Banque de Montréal).
Bank of Montreal's main Montreal branch at Place d'Armes in Old Montreal
Interior of the Bank of Montreal (Banque de Montréal) main Montreal branch
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.
Thomas Brown Anderson
…policies. In 1840, Anderson supported the expansion of the bank's operations into Upper Canada, a move that was captained by the bank's then president, Peter McGill. In 1841, Anderson represented the bank before Canada's Legislative Assembly's Committee on Money and Banking. Anderson presented arguments for new…
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.