Lorne Campbell Webster
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Lorne Campbell Webster was a financier and political figure in Quebec
. He sat for Stadacona division in the Senate of Canada from 1920 to 1941.
He was born in Quebec City
and educated at Lower Canada College
and McGill University
. He entered the family fuel oil business and later founded his own company Prenor Group which held investments in insurance, trust services, real estate and investment services. Webster was a director of Bank of Montreal
, Domtar
, Murphy Oil
, Quebecor
and Dale-Ross Holdings. He died in office at the age of 69.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He sat for Stadacona division in the Senate of Canada from 1920 to 1941.
He was born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
and educated at Lower Canada College
Lower Canada College
Lower Canada College of Montreal is an elementary and secondary level private school.The college was founded by the Church of St John the Evangelist in 1861 as St. John's School and changed its name to Lower Canada College in 1909, replacing an older school by that name that was founded in...
and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
. He entered the family fuel oil business and later founded his own company Prenor Group which held investments in insurance, trust services, real estate and investment services. Webster was a director of Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...
, Domtar
Domtar
Domtar Corporation is the largest integrated producer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world based on production capacity, and is also a manufacturer of papergrade pulp....
, Murphy Oil
Murphy Oil
Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas company, founded in 1944 as C.H. Murphy & Co by Charle H Murphy Sr., that conducts business through various operating subsidiaries. Murphy produces oil and/or natural gas in the United States, Canada, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and Republic...
, Quebecor
Quebecor
Quebecor Inc. is a communications company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns 55% of Quebecor Media Inc...
and Dale-Ross Holdings. He died in office at the age of 69.
External links
- Portraits of Lorne Campbell Webster in the National Portrait Gallery in London