Maxwell Cummings, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian businessman
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Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
About Maxwell Cummings
- Maxwell Cummings, (April 19, 1898 – May 23, 2001) was a Canadian real estate builder and philanthropist. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of David and Beatrice Cummings, he came to Montreal with his family in 1911.
- His siblings included Harold Cummings, Nathan Cummings, and Minnie Abbey (née Cummings) In 1929, he began a career in real estate brokerage and development.
- He was responsible for Canada's first strip mall, the Norgate shopping centre in Saint-Laurent (now part of Montreal) and was one of the first Canadians to develop low-cost housing. He was a prominent member of the Montreal Jewish community.
- His offspring include the late philanthropist and entrepreneur Jack Cummings and businessman Robert Cummings.
- Jack's children include Steven Cummings, who like his grandfather has received the Order of Canada, Richard Cummings, former Executive Director of Jewish Family and Child Toronto, and Nancy Cummings-Gold, former president of The PACCK Foundation and wife of Senator Marc Gold. In 1978, Maxwell Cummings was made a Member of the Order of Canada and a Grand officer of the National Order of Quebec in 1990.
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