| Birth: | 1796 | | Death: | Mar. 9, 1869 | 
A building contractor who in 1854 built Canada's first sugar refinery, importing sugar cane from the West Indies on his own ships. As a philanthropist he supported missions, colleges and hospitals. His son Peter financed the building of McGill's Redpath Museum (to house the collections of Sir William Dawson) and the Redpath Library of McGill.
Search Amazon for John Redpath | | | Burial:
Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Quebec, Canada |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Aug 14, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 11757 |
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