Hugh Cossart Baker Sr. (September 1818 in Kent, England – 2 March 1859 in Savannah, Georgia, USA) was a banker, businessman, and mathematician.[1]
Baker established the first life insurance company in Canada 21 August 1847; the Canada Life Assurance Company.[1][2] The firm was incorporated in 1849. The first head office was in Hamilton, Ontario on the top floor of the Mechanics' Institute on James Street North near Merrick, where Eaton's now stands. The head office remained in Hamilton until 1900, when the new president George Cox moved it to Toronto.[1]
hugh, cossart, baker, september, 1818, kent, england, march, 1859, savannah, georgia, banker, businessman, mathematician, baker, established, first, life, insurance, company, canada, august, 1847, canada, life, assurance, company, firm, incorporated, 1849, fir. Hugh Cossart Baker Sr September 1818 in Kent England 2 March 1859 in Savannah Georgia USA was a banker businessman and mathematician 1 Baker established the first life insurance company in Canada 21 August 1847 the Canada Life Assurance Company 1 2 The firm was incorporated in 1849 The first head office was in Hamilton Ontario on the top floor of the Mechanics Institute on James Street North near Merrick where Eaton s now stands The head office remained in Hamilton until 1900 when the new president George Cox moved it to Toronto 1 He was the father of telephone pioneer Hugh Cossart Baker Jr 3 External links editHamilton Gallery of Distinction Hugh Cossart Baker Sr Hugh Cossart Baker Sr Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Hugh Cossart Baker Sr at Find a GraveReferences edit a b c Bailey Thomas Melville 1981 Dictionary of Hamilton Biography Vol I 1791 1875 W L Griffin Ltd Chronology of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton Ontario Retrieved 2007 02 05 Houghton Margaret 2003 The Hamiltonians 100 Fascinating Lives James Lorimer amp Company Ltd Publishers Toronto p 6 ISBN 1 55028 804 0 nbsp This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Cossart Baker Sr amp oldid 1170796826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
