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Sir Albert Edward Gooderham, KCMGA.E. GOODERHAM DIES; CREATED K.C.M.G. JAN. 1
in the

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, April 26, 1935 (June 2, 1861 – April 25, 1935) was a

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, and

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Life and career

Born in

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, he was a son of George Gooderham Sr. (1830–1905), an eminent businessman, and his wife Harriet Dean. His grandfather was William Gooderham, a founder of the

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distillery. Gooderham became a managing director at Gooderham and Worts in 1905, and vice-president in 1912. His brother,

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, also worked at the company. Outside of the family business, Gooderham served in various corporations, including the Bank of Toronto, the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation, the Confederation Life Association, and the Dominion of Canada Guarantee and Accident Company. Gooderham joined the

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as a second lieutenant in 1885 and later commanded the unit. He was also the chairman of the Ontario branch of the

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, and he donated farm land for the establishment of Connaught Laboratories north of Toronto. Gooderham founded the Canadian Academy of Music in 1911, and he invited

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to Canada to teach at the academy.Lift high the glass to Albert Gooderham
from the

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, by Donald Jones, September 27, 1986 (archived at pqarchiver.com) In 1929, Gooderham survived the

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with his fortune largely intact. During the financial crisis that followed, he kept the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from bankruptcy. Gooderham was made a Knight Commander of the

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(KCMG) in the

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list. He died later that year on April 25, 1935.

References

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