McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Leeming, John, 1814-1876
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1814-1876
History
John Leeming was born on January 2, 1814, in Colne, Lancashire, England. He was a Montreal auctioneer, real estate agent, commission merchant, and owner of the company John Leeming & Co. Auctioneers. In 1836, he married Sarah Coates (1814–1887). He died on July 29, 1876, in St. Lambert, Quebec and is buried in Montreal, Quebec.