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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Abbott, Arthur E. (Arthur Edward), 1863-1944
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Description area
Dates of existence
1863-1944
History
Arthur Edward Abbott, a prominent Montreal businessman, was born in Québec, Canada on January 26, 1863, to Prime Minister Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, 3rd P.M. and Mary Martha Bethune.
Educated at Bishop College School, Lennoxville, Quebec and Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario, he entered the Bank of Montreal in 1881 as a clerk. In 1887, he became a partner of the firm of Abbott and Company and Metropolitan Rolling Mills. In 1889, he established the real estate and insurance brokerage firm of A. E. Abbott. He was the manager of the Drummond Building, agent for the Island Land Company Ltd., and a director of the Dominion Transport Company. He was also a member of the Montreal Real Estate Board and the Board of Trade.