William Dow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Dow

Canadian businessman

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1800

Place of Birth: Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1868

Profession: financier

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

William Dow (March 27, 1800 – December 7, 1868) was a Scottish-born brewer and financier of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born at Muthill, Perthshire, he was the eldest son of Dr William Dow (1765-1844), Brewmaster, and Anne Mason.
Since 1652, his family had been brewing in Perthshire.
Having gained an extensive experience in brewing under his father, he emigrated to Montreal, Lower Canada from Scotland in about 1818.
He was employed as foreman of Thomas Dunn's brewery in Montreal and quickly became a partner.
His younger brother, Andrew, who had also trained as a brewer, joined him, and on the death of Dunn, the company became known as William Dow and Company, later known as Dow Breweries.
It soon was a strong competitor to Molson's, the biggest brewery in the city.
Dow was also a financier and in 1860 he built his home, Strathearn House, in Montreal's Golden Square Mile.



Description	Canadian photographer and businessperson
Date of birth/death	8 March 1826	25 November 1891
Location of birth/death	Paisley, Scotland	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Work location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Authority control	: Q3495973 VIAF: 66769327 ISNI: 0000 0000 7370 7964 ULAN: 500023579 LCCN: n85325240 Open Library: OL5301228A WorldCat