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George Weston

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George Weston

Birth
Oswego County, New York, USA
Death
6 Apr 1924 (aged 60)
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada GPS-Latitude: 43.6958129, Longitude: -79.3834393
Plot
Plot 19 Lot 27
Memorial ID
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Businessman, founder of George Weston Limited.
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WESTON--On Sunday morning, early, April 6, 1924, at his late residence, 469 Palmerston Blvd., Toronto, George Weston in his sixtieth year, beloved husband of Emma Maud Weston.

Funeral from above address Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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In his late teens, George Weston, a baker's apprentice, purchased a bread route from his former employer. WIthin 20 years, Weston's Bread had become Canada's biggest baker.

Today, the company has expanded its holdings, including Loblaws, Superstore, and Shoppers Drug Mart, to make it Canada's largest private sector employer.
Businessman, founder of George Weston Limited.
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WESTON--On Sunday morning, early, April 6, 1924, at his late residence, 469 Palmerston Blvd., Toronto, George Weston in his sixtieth year, beloved husband of Emma Maud Weston.

Funeral from above address Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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In his late teens, George Weston, a baker's apprentice, purchased a bread route from his former employer. WIthin 20 years, Weston's Bread had become Canada's biggest baker.

Today, the company has expanded its holdings, including Loblaws, Superstore, and Shoppers Drug Mart, to make it Canada's largest private sector employer.


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