Thomas Workman

(1813-89)

Irish; emigrated to Montreal 1827

Merchant, owner largest Canadian wholesale hardware house

Banker, President Molson's Bank

President, Sun Mutual Life Insurance Company of Montreal 1871-89

Member of Parliament, 1867-72, 1875-8

Source: Gerald J. J. Tulchinsky, Dictionary of Canadian Biography,

1881-1890 (Volume XI), University of Toronto/UniversitÈ Laval, 2000