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Eaton Family
The Eaton family is a Canadian family of Scottish-Irish Methodist origin. Established in Toronto, the family dynasty began in 1869 when Timothy Eaton (1834–1907) founded Eaton's, which became a national chain of department stores. At its height, the family's net worth was around $2 billion. Although the Eaton's department store chain went bankrupt in 1999, the family still holds considerable wealth. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and author Rod McQueen have dubbed them as "Canada's royal family", with the CBC describing the Eatons as "homegrown aristocracy", which drew comparisons to the influential Kennedy family. The Eatons were well known for their lavish lifestyle and occasional philanthropy. Notable family members * John Eaton (1784–1834), m. Margaret Craig (1796–1848) ** Robert Eaton (1816–1893) ** Eliza Jane Eaton (1819–1861) ** Mary Anne Eaton (1821–1841) ** Margaret Eaton (1824–1900) ** John Eaton (1827–1895), m. Margaret Herbison (1833–1907 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaton Family Mausoleum
Eaton may refer to: Buildings Canada * Eaton Centre, the name of various shopping malls in Canada due to having been anchored by an Eaton's store * Eaton's / John Maryon Tower, a cancelled skyscraper in Toronto * Eaton Hall (King City), a conference centre in King City, Ontario * The Carlu, officially ''Eaton's 7th Floor Auditorium and Round Room'', an auditorium and national historic site in Toronto * Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, which was known as the Eaton Chelsea from 2013 to 2015 * Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto Elsewhere * Eaton Center (Cleveland), an office tower in Ohio, US * Eaton Hall, Cheshire, a country home in Eccleston, England * Lt. Warren Eaton Airport, Norwich, New York, US Companies * Eaton Corporation, a multinational industrial manufacturer managed from Dublin, Ireland * Eaton's, a historic Canadian department store chain * Bess Eaton, a New England coffee shop chain Places Australia * Eaton, Northern Territory, a suburb in Darwin *Eaton, Queensland, a loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Lusitania
RMS ''Lusitania'' was a United Kingdom, British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. The Royal Mail Ship, the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister three months later, in 1907 regained for Britain the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing, which had been held by German ships for a decade. During World War I, ''Lusitania'' was listed as Armed merchantmen, armed merchant cruiser (AMC) and carried both British munitions and US citizens on her 202nd trans-Atlantic crossing, when on 7 May 1915 at 14:10 off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, the German submarine SM U-20 (Germany), ''U-20'' fired a single torpedo, triggering a second explosion and the sinking about 18 minutes later. Only 6 of several dozen lifeboats and rafts were successfully lowered, and of 1,960 persons on board, 767 survived and 1,193 perished.The official figures give 1,195 lost out of 1,959, excluding three stowaways who also were lost. The figures he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Eaton (racing Driver)
George Ross Eaton (born 12 November 1945) is a Canadian former racing driver who is a member of the prominent Eaton family. Life and career Eaton was born in Toronto, the youngest son of John and Signy Eaton. He gained attention as a Canadian race driver who participated in Can Am, Formula One and Formula A races. He served as president of the family company for ten years. Under his leadership, Eaton's continued its precipitous decline from its historic dominance in the Canadian retail market. His Formula One career with British Racing Motors included 13 World Championship Grands Prix and one non-Championship race, debuting on 5 October 1969. He scored no championship points. Eaton raced in the Can-Am series in 1968, 1969 and 1970. He was the top Canadian in the Can-Am Series in 1969. He participated in the Canadian Formula A series in 1969 and the Continental Series in 1969 and 1971 but retired from racing after 1972. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Eaton
Nicole Marie Eaton (''née'' Courtois; born January 21, 1945) is a former Canadian politician and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada. A fundraiser for the Conservative Party, she was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on December 22, 2008, her term starting on January 2, 2009. She was a trustee of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) from 1983 to 1989 and a director of the ROM Foundation from 1996 to 2002. She retired from the Senate upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on January 21, 2020. She served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Canadian Senate from 2015 until her retirement from the Senate. In 2011, Eaton called Canada's national symbol, the beaver, a "dentally defective rat", and suggested that the polar bear should replace it in Canadian iconography. She gained further notoriety in 2012 by leading the Conservative government's charge in the Senate against environmental charities, making unsubstantiated accusations that the charities are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Express
''Festival Express'' is a 2003 British documentary film about the 1970 train tour of the same name across Canada taken by some of North America's most popular rock bands, including Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, Flying Burrito Bros, Ian & Sylvia's Great Speckled Bird, Mountain and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. The film combines footage of the 1970 concerts and on the train, interspersed with contemporary recollections of the tour by its participants. The film, released by THINKFilm in the United States and Optimum Releasing in the United Kingdom, was produced by Gavin Poolman (son of the original 1970 film shoot's producer, Willem Poolman) together with John Trapman, and directed by double Grammy Award-winner Bob Smeaton, with music produced by Eddie Kramer and featuring original footage shot in 1970 by Academy Award–winning cinematographer Peter Biziou. The original 1970 footage was filmed by director Frank Cvitanovich. A DVD release followed the film's 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Commission Of Canada In The United Kingdom
The High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom () is the diplomatic mission of Canada to the United Kingdom. It is housed at Canada House on Trafalgar Square in central London. History The Canadian high commission in London is Canada's oldest diplomatic posting, having been established in 1880. Canada House, in Trafalgar Square, became the site of the mission in 1923. In 1962, Canada also acquired the former American Embassy at 1, Grosvenor Square in London's Mayfair district, and it was renamed Macdonald House. Macdonald House was the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner until the building was vacated in mid-December 2014, after having been sold for redevelopment. Canada's presence in London goes back to 1869, when Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet was appointed as Canada's informal representative in Britain. This was the first Canadian diplomatic posting and the first from any British colony to the United Kingdom. Since Canada did not have a foreign ministry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Stefan Eaton
Fredrik Stefan Eaton, (June 26, 1938 – February 20, 2021) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Eaton family. He was the great-grandson of Eaton's department store founder Timothy Eaton. Life and career He was born in Toronto to John David Eaton and his wife, Signy Hildur Stefansson, and he was raised in the Forest Hill area. His mother was of Icelandic descent. He had three brothers – John Craig Eaton, Thor Edgar Eaton and George Ross Eaton. In 1962, Eaton received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick and started working as a salesman at Eaton's in British Columbia. From 1977 to 1988, he was the chairman, president and CEO of Eaton's. Eaton served as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1991 to 1994. In 1993, he was appointed Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick and served for two terms of five years. He married Catherine "Nicky" Martin and had two children – Fredrik D'Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig Eaton II
John Craig Eaton II (born May 30, 1937, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian philanthropist and former businessman who is a member of the prominent Eaton family. Life and career He is the great-grandson of Timothy Eaton, founder of the former Eaton's department store chain. He is married to his third wife, Sally Horsfall Eaton, a philanthropist and former registered nurse. In his youth, Eaton attended Upper Canada College. He started working in the family business at Eaton's in 1954, becoming a director in 1967 and being appointed chairman of the board in 1969. The company went bankrupt in 1999 and was purchased by Sears Canada, which also subsequently went bankrupt. He is a supporter of Ducks Unlimited Canada and was its president from 1990 to 1991. Eaton served as chancellor of Ryerson University from 1999 to 2006. In 2000, he was appointed chair of the board of governors of Ontario Parks. Honours and awards *Doctor of Commerce (D.Com.), ''honoris causa'', Ryerson University *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signy Stefansson Eaton
Signy Hildur Eaton (; July 1, 1913 – September 10, 1992) was a Canadian socialite, art collector and philanthropist. She was married to John David Eaton, of the Eaton family of Toronto. Biography Signy Hildur Stefansson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Icelandic immigrants Fridrik Stefansson and Anna Olson. Her father emigrated from Iceland in 1876 and settled in New Iceland, Manitoba. He was a publisher and part-owner of ''Lögberg'', an Icelandic language newspaper. Her maternal grandfather was a member of the ''Alþingi''. While studying art at the University of Manitoba and working as a receptionist at a dentist's office, she met John David Eaton, grandson of Timothy Eaton, founder of the eponymous T. Eaton Company Limited, who was working at the iconic store on Portage Avenue. Her future mother-in-law, Lady Eaton, a noted society doyenne, organized a reception to introduce Signy to Toronto society at Ardwold, the family's Toronto home. In 1933, Lady Eaton presented h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John David Eaton
John David Eaton (4 October 1909 – 4 August 1973) was a Canadian businessman and a member of the Eaton family (Toronto), Eaton family. From 1942–1969, he was president of Eaton's, the department store chain his grandfather, Timothy Eaton, founded. Early life and education Eaton was born in Toronto on 4 October 1909. He was the second son of John Craig Eaton, Sir John Craig Eaton and Flora Eaton, Flora McCrae. His paternal grandfather, Timothy Eaton, had founded the Eaton's, T. Eaton Company Limited, commonly known as Eaton's, in 1869. Eaton grew up in Toronto at Ardwold, his parents' palatial home overlooking the city. His mother, Lady Eaton, was a Toronto society matron and hosted many major functions at Ardwold. Sir John Craig Eaton died of pneumonia in 1922 at the age of 45. Since none of his children were old enough to take over the presidency of Eaton's at his death, his cousin, Robert Young Eaton, assumed the role. Sir John Craig's will stipulated that his successor wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Eaton
Sarah Evelyn Florence "Flora", Lady Eaton, (''née'' McCrea; November 26, 1879 – July 9, 1970) was a Canadian socialite, philanthropist and nurse. As the wife of Sir John Craig Eaton, who inherited the Eaton's department store business, she was a member and later matriarch of the prominent Eaton family. Early life and family She was born in 1879 in the village of Omemee, Ontario, a small community in Victoria County (today part of the City of Kawartha Lakes), approximately 23 km (14 mi) west of Peterborough. She was the youngest of eight children born to Irish Protestant immigrants – John McCrea, a cabinetmaker, and Jane McNeely. She moved to Toronto and became a nurse, first at Toronto General Hospital then at Rotherham House, a private hospital on Sherbourne Street. While working at Rotherham House, she met John Craig Eaton, a patient who was a younger son of Eaton's department store founder Timothy Eaton. The two were married in Omemee on May 8, 1901. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Craig Eaton
Sir John Craig Eaton (April 28, 1876 – March 30, 1922) was a Canadians, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family (Toronto), Eaton family. Life and career He was born in Toronto, Ontario, the youngest son of department store magnate Timothy Eaton and his wife, Margaret Wilson Beattie. He married Flora Eaton, Flora McCrea in 1901, and they had six children: Timothy Craig, John David Eaton, John David, Edgar Allison, Gilbert McCrea, Florence Mary, and Evlyn (adopted). In 1905, weeks after laying the final stone at the new store at the corner of Portage and Donald in Winnipeg, John Craig (aka 'Jack') participated in several automobile races, successfully lowering the 5-mile record driving a Packard. He didn't appear to race again after 1905, but his grandson, George Eaton (racing driver), George Eaton inherited not only the family business, but also the racing gene. Upon the death of his father in 1907, he inherited five million dollars and the T. Eaton C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
