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Herbert Molson (May 29, 1875 – March 21, 1938) was a
Canadian
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politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a former owner of
Molson Brewery
The Molson Brewery is a Canadian based brewery company based in Montreal which was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors.
Molson Coors maintains some of its Can ...
and a member of the
Molson family
The Molson family of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was founded by John Molson, who immigrated to Canada in 1782 from his home in Lincolnshire, England. They are considered to be one of Canada's most prominent business families with a combined net w ...
.
Life and career
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He was born on May 29, 1875, the son of
John Thomas Molson
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(1837-1910) and Jane Baker Butler (1850-1926), at
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada. He was educated at
McGill University
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(B.A.Sc., 1894), and Herbert also attended the United States Brewing Academy in New York.
He entered the family business in 1897 and in 1910 became owner of Molson Brewery. In partnership with Frederick William Molson, he formed Molson's Brewery Ltd. in 1911 and began mechanizing and modernizing the existing plant.
His work was interrupted by the First World War: Herbert went overseas as a Captain and rose to the rank of Colonel. He was wounded in 1916 and awarded the Military Cross (MC), and in 1919, the Most Distinguished
Order of St. Michael and St. George
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(CMG) for his services with the headquarters staff. He was a director of many important Canadian corporations and a generous benefactor of McGill University and the
Montreal General Hospital
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.
In 1899, Herbert was married to Elizabeth "Bessie" Zoe Pentland, daughter of Charles Pentland.
Herbert and Bessie had four children: Thomas Henry Pentland Molson (1901-1978); Mary Dorothy Molson MacDougall (1904-1992); Naomi Elizabeth Molson Mather (1906-1992); and
Hartland de Montarville Molson
Hartland de Montarville Molson, (May 29, 1907 – September 28, 2002) was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian senator, military aviator, and a member of the Molson family of brewers.
Education
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a wealthy b ...
(1907-2002).
Molson died on March 21, 1938, in Montreal.
[''The Molsons: Their Lives & Times 1780–2000'', Karen Molson] His home in the Golden Square Mile / ''Mille carré doré''
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is today the Russian Consulate.
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Herbert
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