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.
