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Henry Archer Ekers

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Mayor
Henry Archer Ekers
Henry Archer Ekers, on cover of Album Universel, February 1906
28th Mayor of Montreal
In office
1906–1908
Preceded byHormidas Laporte
Succeeded byLouis Payette
ConstituencySaint-Laurent
Personal details
Born8 September 1855
Montreal, Canada East
Died1 February 1927(1927-02-01) (aged 71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting placeMount Royal Cemetery
ProfessionBusiness magnate, brewing

Henry Archer Ekers (8 September 1855 – 1 February 1927) was a Canadian industrialist and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1906 and 1908. He ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative in 1900 and 1908.[1]

Biography

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Ekers' parents were both born in England. Relocated to Montreal, his father became a brewery owner, working from St. Lawrence Boulevard.

He was educated at the Montreal Collegiate School before joining his father's company, Ekers Brewery. Ekers eventually founded National Breweries Limited.

Political career

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Ekers represented the St. Lawrence ward on Montreal city council.

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References

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  1. ^ Wilkins, Robert N. (16 November 2012). "The last anglophone mayor of Montreal: not who you might think". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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