Peter Frederick Bronfman, OC (October 2, 1929 – December 1, 1996) was a

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businessman and entrepreneur, born in

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, and member of the Toronto branch of Canada's wealthy

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. He attended

Selwyn House School Selwyn House School (SHS) is an English-language independent K-11 boys' school located in Westmount, Quebec. The school was founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas and was named in honour of Selwyn College at the University of Ca ...

in Montreal and the elite

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, one of the oldest prep schools in America, and received his

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from

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in 1952.

Career

Peter Frederick Bronfman was born in Montreal in 1929, a son of Allan Bronfman and nephew of Samuel Bronfman, the founder of the Seagram Company. He attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1952. Bronfman was the co-founder (with his brother,

Edward Bronfman Edward Maurice Bronfman, (November 1, 1927 – April 4, 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Allan Bronfman and the nephew of Samuel Bronfman, founder of Sea ...

) of

Edper Investments Edper Investments Ltd. was the primary holding company and investment vehicle for brothers Edward Bronfman and Peter Bronfman between 1959 and 1995. At its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s, Edper was one of the largest corporate conglomerates in ...

, their private holding company that at its peak was estimated to control $100 billion in assets, including some of the largest corporations in Canada. He and his brother also owned the

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from 1971 to 1978, winning four Stanley Cups with the team 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978. Bronfman also owned

Labatt Brewing Company Labatt Brewing Company Limited (french: La Brasserie Labatt Limitée) is a Belgian-owned brewery headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1847, Labatt is the largest brewer in Canada. In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer ...

which owned the

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when they won their World Series titles in 1992 and 1993.

Personal life and legacy

On November 14, 1996, Bronfman was made an Officer of the

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. It was presented posthumously in 1997. Bronfman died of cancer on December 1, 1996.Peter F. Bronfman, Industrialist, Dies at 67
''New York Times'', December 3, 1996. He was survived by his third wife, Lynda Hamilton Bronfman; and three children, Linda Bronfman, Brenda Bronfman, and Bruce Bronfman.

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staf ...

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in Toronto, Canada has its business library named after hi

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at

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houses the Peter Bronfman Learning Centre, which is located on the seventh floor of the Heaslip House.

References

External links

The Bronfman Family on the Canadian Encyclopedia
1928 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Canadian businesspeople Peter Bronfman Jewish Canadian philanthropists Officers of the Order of Canada Businesspeople from Montreal Yale University alumni Canadian company founders Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent Canadian real estate businesspeople Labatt Brewing Company Bishop's College School alumni Deaths from cancer in Ontario {{Canada-business-bio-stub

Career

Personal life and legacy

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