Molsons Bank

Molsons Bank
Industry	Bank
Founded	19 May 1855
Defunct	1925
Fate	Acquired by the Bank of Montreal
Headquarters	Molson Bank Building, Montreal, Quebec
Number of locations	125

The Molsons Bank was a Canadian bank founded in Montreal, Quebec, by brothers William (1793–1875) and John Molson, Jr. (1787–1860), the sons of brewery magnate John Molson.

Operations

Newspaper ad from Ontario, 1916.

In 1837, the bank opened and issued its first banknotes.^[1] In 1850, it was constituted under the Free Banking Act passed by the parliament of the Province of Canada. To increase its powers and its revenue, the bank was incorporated in 1855. It was granted a charter on May 19, 1855 in Montreal^[2] allowing it to operate its bank in the same way as other banks. With its head office at the corner of St. James & St. Peter streets (today known as Saint-Jacques and Saint-Pierre streets) in Montreal, it continued in operation until 1925 when it merged with the Bank of Montreal.

Branches

The bank operated 125 branches primarily in Quebec and Ontario. It also had branches in western Canada and agents in the US and UK.^[3]

The Bank of Montreal at 3 King Street South, Waterloo, Ontario, is a former branch of the Molson Bank that was built in 1914 and is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada.^[4]

Presidents

William Molson, 1855–1875
John Thomas Molson, 1875–1879
Thomas Workman, 1879–1889
John Henry Robinson Molson, 1889–1897
William Molson Macpherson, 1897–1922
Frederick William Molson, 1922–1924^[5]

Gallery

Molson Bank
Molson Bank in Montreal
Waterloo Molsons Bank Building (BMO Branch) with Marsland Centre (BMO Data Centre) behind.
This BMO branch in Waterloo, Ontario retains the Molsons Bank name on the plinth.
Molson Bank branch, constructed in 1905, at the corner of Saint-Rémi and Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

^ "Value of Old Banknotes from The Molsons Bank of Montreal, Canada". canadacurrency.com.
^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
^ Wark, S. Arnold (1919). City of Calgary year book. Calgary. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Bank of Montreal 3, Waterloo". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ https://www.bmo.com/bmo/files/images/4/1/BMOHistoryEng.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

Denison, Merrill, 1893–1975. Canada's first bank : a history of the Bank of Montreal. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, c1966. 2 v. : ill., maps, ports., (some folded, some col).; 25 cm.