John Galt, Sr.  

John Galt, Sr.,  1856-1933

  • Born in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec.
  • Former president of the Union Bank of Canada.
  • Father Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt was a Father of Confederation. 
  • With Galt cousin, formed the Blue Ribbon Company), a wholesale grocery operation centered in Winnipeg. Later became focused on tea, coffee and spices.   
  • In the 1921 census, 64 years, married, no children at home, occupation is tea merchant. 
  • Lived on 1320 Rockland Ave (Galt House) when he passed.
  • Loyalist Ancestor: Margaret Switzer Embury Lawrence , 1743-1807, Philip Embury, 1729-1775.