The Stinsons moved to Hamilton in 1830 and established a dry goods, grocery, hardware and crockery business on King Street East in the "Stinson Block", the first brick business block in Hamilton. In 1831 he established a branch store in Dundas, Ontario.
thomas, stinson, canadian, politician, thomas, hubert, stinson, july, 1798, march, 1864, hamilton, ontario, merchant, banker, landowner, contents, early, life, marriage, business, career, tribute, referencesearly, life, marriage, editstinson, born, 1798, near,. For the Canadian politician see Thomas Hubert Stinson Thomas Stinson 15 July 1798 13 March 1864 was a Hamilton Ontario merchant banker and landowner Contents 1 Early life and marriage 2 Business career 3 Tribute 4 ReferencesEarly life and marriage editStinson was born in 1798 near Drum County Monaghan Ireland In 1822 Stinson migrated to North America Briefly staying in Lockport New York he moved to Upper Canada in 1826 settling in Clinton Township in the Niagara Peninsula There he married Margaret Zimmerman daughter of a Loyalist from the Beamsville Ontario area Business career editThe Stinsons moved to Hamilton in 1830 and established a dry goods grocery hardware and crockery business on King Street East in the Stinson Block the first brick business block in Hamilton In 1831 he established a branch store in Dundas Ontario He was an extensive landowner in not only in Hamilton Ontario but as well as Chicago St Paul Minnesota and Superior City Wisconsin which he named 1 Stinson also established the Stinson Bank in 1847 on the corner of James and King William Street in Hamilton It lasted until 1900 He died 13 March 1864 at Hamilton Ontario and is buried in Hamilton Cemetery Tribute editThe Stinson neighbourhood in Hamilton was named after him It is bounded by Main Street East north Charlton Avenue East south Victoria Avenue South west and Wentworth Street South east Landmarks in this neighbourhood include St Patrick s Roman Catholic church 2 References edit Bailey Thomas Melville 1992 Dictionary of Hamilton Biography Vol III 1925 1939 W L Griffin Ltd Experience Hamilton Tourist Guide 2006 2007 Tourism Hamilton 34 35 Winter 2006 MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas Page 647 Grids H13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Stinson amp oldid 1170941603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
