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Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
J.T. Donald & Co. Ltd.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1889-
History
In 1889, Dr. James Thomas Donald, the first science master at the Montreal High School and later Professor of chemistry in the Medical Faculty of Bishop's College, opened a commercial laboratory and chemical consulting firm on St. James Street. Donald later became one of Canada's first chemical analysts. During World War I, the firm acted as consulting chemists to the Ministry of Munitions in Canada. In 1920, the business was incorporated as J. T. Donald & Co. Limited. Donald Inspection Limited, a subsidiary company, was formed in 1926. J. T. Donald's son, James Richardson Donald, joined the firm in 1922, and subsequently became President. During World War II, the company was actively connected with various chemical phases of the war effort, when J.R. Donald served as Director General of the Chemical and Explosives Production Branch of the Department of Munitions and Supply. The company, known today as J. T. Donald Consultants Ltd., now has its headquarters in Toronto.