Lillian Massey Treble (

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Lillian Frances Massey; March 2, 1854 – November 3, 1915) was a

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and

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who was a member of the prominent

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Biography

Her parents were

Hart Massey Hart Almerrin Massey (April 29, 1823 – February 20, 1896) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Massey family. He was an industrialist who built the agricultural equipment firm that became Massey Fer ...

, an industrialist who founded the Massey Manufacturing agricultural implements manufacturer, and Eliza Ann Phelps. She became interested in mission work and organized classes in domestic science, which led to her founding the Lillian Massey School of Household Science and Art. Similar results were secured at the

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and other universities. She gave the University of Toronto the

Lillian Massey Building The Lillian Massey Building is a Neoclassical building located in Downtown Toronto, at the southeast corner of Queen's Park and Bloor Street along the Mink Mile and across from the Royal Ontario Museum. It was designed by architect George Mar ...

, which was opened in 1913. Lillian married John Mill Treble on January 26, 1897, at the age of 42. He was the proprietor of the "Great Shirt House", located at King and Bay Streets in Toronto. He had been a long-time suitor. After their marriage, Treble gave up his business to attend to the finances of the Fred Victor Mission and the Deaconess House, charities supported by Lillian. Treble died on May 17, 1909, during a meeting of the Massey-Harris board of directors. Lillian moved to a health resort in Santa Barbara, California. She died in 1915, leaving behind an estate of million, including an island on

Lake Rosseau Lake Rosseau is located in Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The south end of the lake is in the Township of Muskoka Lakes, and the north end is in Seguin Township. The lake is surrounded by many cottages, some dating back to the late 1 ...

in Ontario.

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