Moses Hart (November 26, 1768 – October 15, 1852) was a Canadian businessman and

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, eldest son of Aaron Hart.

Biography

Moses Hart was born in

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to Aaron Hart and Dorothea Judah. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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, attempting to follow in the footsteps of his brother

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. He invested in banks and had a successful business career, particularly in the shipping business. In 1824, he bought one ship, the ''Telegraph'', from

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, and in 1833 he jointly invested with John Miller to buy the ''Lady Aylmer''. He gave his share of the latter ship to his adopted son Alexander Thomas Hart, but Miller and the son had a falling-out. He continued in the shipping business with his son Alexander Thomas and with his nephew Ira Craig Hart.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Moses 1768 births 1852 deaths Moses Hart Canadian people of English-Jewish descent Canadian people of German-Jewish descent Canadian Jews Anglophone Quebec people People from Trois-Rivières Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople 19th-century Canadian Jews