Harry Markland Molson (August 9, 1856 – April 15, 1912) was a

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politician and entrepreneur. 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 ...

, he was Mayor of

Dorval Dorval () is an on-island suburban city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. In 2016, the Canadian Census indicated that the population increased by 4.2% to 18,980. Although the city has the largest surface area in Montré ...

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. He perished in the sinking of RMS ''Titanic'' on April 15, 1912. Molson was born August 9, 1856, son of William Markland Molson (1833–1913) and Helen Augusta Converse (1834–1919), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Although Harry Molson was not a prominent member of the influential branch of the

, he serendipitously inherited his fortune from his childless uncle, John Henry Robinson Molson (1826–1897), who was 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 Ca ...

and President of

Molson Bank The Molson Bank (sometimes labeled Molsons Bank) was a Canadian bank founded in Montreal, Quebec, by brothers William (1793–1875) and John Molson, Jr. (1787–1860), the sons of brewery magnate John Molson. History In 1850, it was constitut ...

(1889–1897). Harry Molson went to England for business in February 1912, and had booked passage to return to Canada at the end of March on the

Allan Line The Allan Shipping Line was started in 1819, by Captain Alexander Allan of Saltcoats, Ayrshire, trading and transporting between Scotland and Montreal, a route which quickly became synonymous with the Allan Line. By the 1830s the company had off ...

ocean liner, SS ''Tunisian''. Molson was persuaded by fellow businessman, Major Arthur Peuchen, to extend his stay in

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and sail home with him on ''Titanics maiden voyage. He occupied First Class stateroom C-30. He was Governor of Montreal General Hospital, and on the board of directors for the

. Molson was last seen aboard ''Titanic'', removing his shoes and planning to swim to a ship's light he claimed he saw off the port bow. His body was never recovered.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molson, Harry 1856 births 1912 deaths Mayors of places in Quebec Harry Markland Molson People from Dorval Deaths on the RMS Titanic 19th-century American businesspeople

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