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Molson Bank

The Molson Bank (sometimes labeled Molsons Bank) was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
bank

Bank

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money....
founded in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, by brothers William (1793-1875) and John Molson, Jr. (1787-1860), the sons of brewery magnate John Molson

John Molson

File:John Molson Sr.jpgJohn Molson was an Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company....
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In 1850, it was constituted under the Free Banking Act passed by the parliament of the Province of Canada

Province of Canada

The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British North America#BNA colonies after the American Revolution: in North America from 1841 to 1867....
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The Molson Bank (sometimes labeled Molsons Bank) was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
bank

Bank

Montreal

Quebec

John Molson

Province of Canada

The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British North America#BNA colonies after the American Revolution: in North America from 1841 to 1867....
. To increase its powers and its revenue, the bank was incorporated in 1855 and granted a charter allowing it to operate its bank in the same way as other banks. With its head office

Molson Bank Building, Montreal

The Molson Bank Building was built at the corner of St. Peter and St. James streets in Old Montreal as the headquarters of the Molson Bank in 1866 by order of founder William Molson ....
at the corner of St. James

Saint Jacques Street

'Saint Jacques Street', historically called 'St. James Street', is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The street has had two official street name: St....
& St. Peter streets (today known as Saint-Jacques

Saint Jacques Street

'Saint Jacques Street', historically called 'St. James Street', is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The street has had two official street name: St....
and Saint-Pierre streets) in Montreal, it continued in operation until 1925 when it merged with the Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal is the fifth Big Five banks bank in Canada by deposits. However, Wikipedia also cites the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to also be the fourth largest by deposits....
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