Vincent Meredith

Vincent Meredith

Sir (Henry) Vincent Meredith, 1st and last Baronet of Montreal (February 28, 1850 – February 24, 1929), was a Canadian banker and philanthropist; President of the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. His home in the Golden Square Mile, today known for his wife as Lady Meredith House, is a Montreal landmark and part of McGill University.

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