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Letter, 1 May 1876
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-099-0001
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1 May 1876 (Creation)
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- Kingman, A., (Abner), Jr., 1856-1930
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- Montréal (Québec)
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(1856-1930)
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Abner Kingman, Jr., was born in Boston in 1856. He came to Montreal in 1875 to join the firm of Robert C. Adams and Company. He was made partner in 1879; in 1882, the name changed to Kingman and Company, and in 1901 it was acquired by the Dominion Coal Company. Kingman served as director of many large companies. During WWI, he lived in London, England, where he worked full-time as the Executive Chairman for the Canadian Young Men's Christian Association Overseas. He died in Montreal in 1930.
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Letter from A. Kingman Jr. to John William Dawson, written from Montreal.