John Henry Robinson Molson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Henry Robinson Molson
Canadian businessman
Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1826
Date of Death: 28-May-1897
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Henry Robinson Molson
- John Henry Robinson Molson (June 5, 1826 – May 28, 1897) was a Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- He was an owner of Molson Brewery and president of Molson Bank. Born June 5, 1826, son of Thomas Molson (1791–1863) & Martha Molson (1795–1848), at Kingston, Upper Canada.
- "Jackey", as he was affectionately known, was educated in Montreal public schools.
- Inheriting the Molson Brewery in 1847 under the terms of his grandfather's will, he became associated with its management.
- In 1852 he entered into partnership with his father to conduct their separately owned brewing and distilling enterprises.
- Operations were continued after 1863 by John H.R.
- Molson and other brothers.
- On the retirement of John Thomas Molson in 1866, distilling was abandoned but the brewery continued under John H.R.
- Molson and Adam Skaife.
- In 1879 Molson was made a director of Molson Bank and was forthwith elected vice-president, and later president, 1889-97.
- Other interests included the Montreal Street Railway, the City and District Bank and the Scottish Life Assurance Co.
- He was a life governor of the Montreal General Hospital, a generous benefactor of McGill University and a founder of the Verdun Protestant Hospital for the Insane. In 1873 John was wed to Louisa Goddard Frothingham (1827–1910), daughter of hardware entrepreneur, John Frothingham.
- John & Louisa had no children.
- John died in 1897 at Montreal from nephritis.
- In 1897, there were no crematoriums in Canada.
- John's body was sent to Boston for cremation.
- His ashes were later placed in the Molson family vault at Mount Royal Cemetery.
- In his will, John left $10,000.
- to Mount Royal Cemetery with his instructions: "For the erection and workings of a crematory furnace for the cremation of the dead."
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