Duncan McIntyre (1834-1894)
President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Bell Telephone of Canada etc.
He was born at Callender, Stirling, in Scotland and came out with his family to Upper Canada in 1849. He was the brother of Janet (McIntyre) Ferguson (1842-1934) and uncle to John McIntyre Ferguson who founded North Bay, Ontario. He came to Montreal to work for uncle (Robert McIntyre) in Stuart, McIntyre & Co., Dry Goods Merchants and Wholesale Importers. From 1864, he succeeded his uncle as President of the firm that in 1884 became known as McIntyre, Son & Co. But the principal source of his wealth (estimated in 1892 to sit between $10 and $12-million) was through his investments, notably in railways and communication. In 1861, he married Jane Cassils and they were the parents of seven children (four sons, three daughters).
