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17 Melbourne Avenue

17 Melbourne Avenue

Former home (1900s) of R. N. King, manager of the Ontario Bank.

“The bank and its 30 branches across the province were absorbed into the Bank of Montreal in the fall of 1906, after its general manager Charles McGill was found to have been speculating in the U.S. stock markets with bank funds and sustained an estimated $1.25 million in losses from ill-timed short sales. McGill was convicted of filing false tax returns and sentenced to a five year prison term early in 1907”. (source: Wikipedia)

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12 Melbourne Avenue

12 Melbourne Avenue

Former home (1900s) of Horatio W. Nelson of the H. A. Nelson & Sons Co., Ltd. The company was a wholesale dealer of accessories and toys. They also manufactured wood cleaning items, such as brooms and brushes. A warehouse fire, in 1901, forced the closure of the company.
H. W. Nelson was also the director of the Molsons Bank (merging, in 1921, with the Bank of Montreal) and President of the Loan and Investments Association.