Born in Toronto, he was a son of George Gooderham Sr. (1830–1905),[2] an eminent businessman, and his wife Harriet Dean. His grandfather was William Gooderham, a founder of the Gooderham and Worts distillery.
Gooderham joined the 10th Royal Grenadiers as second lieutenant in 1885 and later commanded the unit.[1] He was also the chairman of the Ontario branch of the Red Cross, and he donated farm land for the establishment of Connaught Laboratories north of Toronto.
^ abcdA.E. GOODERHAM DIES; CREATED K.C.M.G. JAN. 1 in the Montreal Gazette, April 26, 1935
^Dean Beeby, “GOODERHAM, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 11, 2015.
^Lift high the glass to Albert Gooderham, from the Toronto Star, by Donald Jones, September 27, 1986 (archived at pqarchiver.com)
January 01, 1970
albert, gooderham, colonel, albert, edward, gooderham, kcmg, june, 1861, april, 1935, canadian, distiller, financier, soldier, philanthropist, bornjune, 1861toronto, province, canadadiedapril, 1935, 1935, aged, toronto, ontario, canadanationalitybritish, subje. Colonel Sir Albert Edward Gooderham KCMG 1 June 2 1861 April 25 1935 was a Canadian distiller financier soldier and philanthropist Sir Albert GooderhamBornJune 2 1861Toronto Province of CanadaDiedApril 25 1935 1935 04 25 aged 73 Toronto Ontario CanadaNationalityBritish subjectOccupation s distiller financier soldier and philanthropistKnown forMember of the Gooderham family of Gooderham and Worts fameParent s George Gooderham Sr Harriet DeanLife and career editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Albert Gooderham news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Born in Toronto he was a son of George Gooderham Sr 1830 1905 2 an eminent businessman and his wife Harriet Dean His grandfather was William Gooderham a founder of the Gooderham and Worts distillery Gooderham became a managing director at Gooderham and Worts in 1905 and vice president in 1912 1 His brother George Horace Gooderham also worked at the company Outside of the family business Gooderham served in various corporations including the Bank of Toronto the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation the Confederation Life Association and the Dominion of Canada Guarantee and Accident Company Gooderham joined the 10th Royal Grenadiers as second lieutenant in 1885 and later commanded the unit 1 He was also the chairman of the Ontario branch of the Red Cross and he donated farm land for the establishment of Connaught Laboratories north of Toronto Gooderham founded the Canadian Academy of Music in 1911 and he invited Luigi von Kunits to Canada to teach at the Academy 3 4 In 1929 Gooderham survived the stock market crash with his fortune largely intact During the financial crisis that followed he kept the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from bankruptcy Gooderham was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG in the 1935 New Year Honours list 1 He died later that year on April 25 1935 References edit a b c d A E GOODERHAM DIES CREATED K C M G JAN 1 in the Montreal Gazette April 26 1935 Dean Beeby GOODERHAM GEORGE in Dictionary of Canadian Biography vol 13 University of Toronto Universite Laval 2003 accessed October 11 2015 Gooderham Col Albert Archived 2010 02 03 at the Wayback Machine at the Canadian Encyclopedia Lift high the glass to Albert Gooderham from the Toronto Star by Donald Jones September 27 1986 archived at pqarchiver com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Gooderham amp oldid 1153865683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
