Peter McGill
Encyclopedia
Peter McGill was a Scots-Quebecer
businessman who served as the second mayor of Montreal
, Canada East
from 1840 to 1842.
(now Dumfries and Galloway
) in Scotland
. In 1821, he changed his name when he became the heir of his uncle John McGill, at the latter's request.
McGill held a seat in the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
from 1832 to 1837, the Special Council of Lower Canada
from 1838 to 1841, and the Legislative Council of the United Provinces
from 1841 to 1860.
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McGill served as president of the Bank of Montreal
from 1834 to 1860. He founded the first railway company in Canada in 1834. It is he, rather than James McGill
, who is depicted in the stained-glass mural in the McGill station
of the Montreal metro
, even though the station is named for its proximity to McGill University
.
McGill Street in the Vieux-Montréal (Old Montreal) sector is named after him. It is not to be confused with McGill College Ave. near McGill University.
On his passing in 1860, Peter McGill was interred in Montreal's Mount Royal Cemetery
.
Scots-Quebecer
The Scot-Quebecers , are Quebecers who are of Scottish descent.-Background:Few Scots came to Quebec before the Seven Years War. Those who did blended in with the French population...
businessman who served as the second mayor of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
from 1840 to 1842.
Biography
He was born Peter McCutcheon in the village of Creebridge, WigtownshireWigtownshire
Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway...
(now Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
) in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. In 1821, he changed his name when he became the heir of his uncle John McGill, at the latter's request.
McGill held a seat in the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
Legislative Council of Lower Canada
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was...
from 1832 to 1837, the Special Council of Lower Canada
Special Council of Lower Canada
The Special Council of Lower Canada was an appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, on March 27, 1838, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and both the Legislative Assembly and...
from 1838 to 1841, and the Legislative Council of the United Provinces
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
from 1841 to 1860.
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...
from 1834 to 1860. He founded the first railway company in Canada in 1834. It is he, rather than James McGill
James McGill
James McGill was a Scottish-Canadian businessman, military commander and philanthropist known for being the founder of McGill University...
, who is depicted in the stained-glass mural in the McGill station
McGill (Montreal Metro)
McGill is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada . The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro...
of the Montreal metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
, even though the station is named for its proximity to 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...
.
McGill Street in the Vieux-Montréal (Old Montreal) sector is named after him. It is not to be confused with McGill College Ave. near McGill University.
On his passing in 1860, Peter McGill was interred in Montreal's Mount Royal Cemetery
Mount Royal Cemetery
Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The burial ground shares the mountain with the much larger adjacent Roman Catholic cemetery -- Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges...
.