John William Woolsey (26 July 1767 – 9 May 1853) was a Canadian businessman born at

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. Woolsey was the first president of

Quebec Bank Quebec Bank was founded on June 9, 1818 to meet a perceived need by some merchants and residents of Quebec City. They wanted an alternative to the newly founded Bank of Montreal which they felt was inadequate for the needs of the province. The ba ...

which was founded in 1818 and incorporated in 1822.

References

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''

External links

at the

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, Ottawa, Ontario 1767 births 1853 deaths Royal Bank of Canada presidents {{Canada-business-bio-stub