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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Macdonald_TobaccoMacdonald Tobacco - Wikipedia

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   The Macdonald Tobacco Company (initially called McDonald Brothers and Co.), founded in 1858 by William Christopher Macdonald and his brother Augustine, converted tobacco leaf from southern U.S. suppliers to pipe and chewing tobacco in Montreal. [1]

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   Sir William Christopher Macdonald (10 February 1831 – 9 June 1917) was a Canadian tobacco manufacturer and major education philanthropist in Canada. Though born in Prince Edward island, he is considered a Scots-Quebecer. Early life and career.

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   The Macdonald Tobacco Company (initially called McDonald Brothers and Co.), founded in 1858 by William Christopher Macdonald and his brother Augustine, converted tobacco leaf from southern U.S. suppliers to pipe and chewing tobacco in Montreal.

4. ecomusee.qc.ca › macdonald-tobaccoMacdonald Tobacco - Écomusée du fier monde

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   William Christopher Macdonald founds his tobacco company in 1858. First situated west of the city on Water Street, Macdonald moves his factory to Ontario Street in 1876. The building is partially destroyed by a fire in 1895. It is quickly reconstructed and the 1,500 workers return to work.

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5. www.biographi.ca › en › bioMACDONALD (McDonald), Sir WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER – Dictionary of ...

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   MACDONALD, Sir WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER (until 1898 he spelled his family name McDonald), merchant, tobacco manufacturer, and philanthropist; b. 10 Feb. 1831 in Glenaladale, P.E.I., youngest son of Donald McDonald* and Anna Matilda Brecken; d. unmarried 9 June 1917 in Montreal.

   • Author of Article: Stanley Brice Frost and Robert H. Michel
   • Title of Article: MACDONALD (McDonald), Sir WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER

   • Publication Name: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14

6. mycompanies.fandom.com › MacDonald_Tobacco_CompanyMacDonald Tobacco Company | MyCompanies Wiki | Fandom

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   The Macdonald Tobacco Company was founded in 1858 by William MacDonald in Montreal, Quebec. Its industry was tobacco and its headquarters remained in Montreal, Quebec. It went defunct in 1974 after being sold to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

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   Who founded Macdonald Tobacco Company?

   • The Macdonald Tobacco Company (initially called McDonald Brothers and Co.), founded in 1858 by William Christopher Macdonald and his brother Augustine, converted tobacco leaf from southern U.S. suppliers to pipe and chewing tobacco in Montreal.

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   When did MacDonald become a company?

   • Shortly after 1866 McDonald Brothers and Company was dissolved and Macdonald was operating under his own name. Macdonald’s first tobacco factory was on Water Street (Rue de la Commune) in Montreal. By 1871 it employed over 500 persons.

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   Why did MacDonald Brothers become famous?

   • While the use of tobacco products was growing in popularity, the American Civil War afforded the fledgling company an opportunity that brought enormous financial success leading to Macdonald Brothers, emerging the preeminent tobacco company in the field in Canada.

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   Who was Donald McDonald?

   • MACDONALD, Sir WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER (until 1898 he spelled his family name McDonald ), merchant, tobacco manufacturer, and philanthropist; b. 10 Feb. 1831 in Glenaladale, P.E.I., youngest son of Donald McDonald* and Anna Matilda Brecken; d. unmarried 9 June 1917 in Montreal.

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   How did the MacDonald Brothers make a living?

   • The Macdonald brothers moved to the then Province of Canada where they settled in Montreal, a city that was then undergoing an economic boom. There, they made a living as brokers, earning commissions from the resale of a variety of products until 1858 when they opened McDonald Brothers and Co., a company that made tobacco products.

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   When did McDonald brothers start making cigarettes?

   • By the following year they were McDonald Brothers and Company, “manufacturers of tobacco.” They bought the tobacco in leaf from Kentucky and elsewhere, cured it, and processed it for chewing or for consumption by pipe (not until 1922, after William’s death, did the company begin the large-scale manufacture of cigarettes).

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   Jun 28, 2011 · The Macdonald Tobacco Company (originally called "McDonald") was founded in 1858 in Montréal, Canada East (now Québec), Canada, by brothers William Christopher and Augustine McDonald.