254:
51:
244:. Ames was an avid philanthropist and funded a 39 unit apartment housing complex on William Street between Shannon and Ann for the poor called Diamond Court (see image). It has since been demolished.
335:
330:
202:
Ames inherited the family shoe company and later worked in insurance but used much of his fortune to help the poor and fight corruption. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
325:
247:
He died in
Montreal in 1954 and is buried along with his wife in the North Head Cemetery located behind the Anglican Church on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick.
206:
in 1885. He helped organize the
Volunteer Electoral League and became alderman (City Councillor) in Montreal in 1898 and served until 1906. He became a
270:
211:
161:
345:
199:
as the only son of Evan Fisher Ames (who founded the shoe manufacturer Ames, Holden & Company in 1856) and
Caroline Matilda Brown.
340:
315:
228:
in 1897. The book offered a sociological and statistical analysis of the conditions of the poor people in just south of downtown
70:
310:
207:
320:
285:
278:
267:
105:
93:
305:
300:
241:
64:
215:
274:
237:
220:
The city below the hill: a sociological study of a portion of the city of
Montreal, Canada
203:
31:
189:
294:
224:
253:
50:
17:
233:
137:
185:
214:, and served until 1920. In 1919 he served as a financial director for the
229:
196:
133:
222:, which originally appeared in the form of newspaper articles in the
250:
The
Herbert-Brown-Ames Park in Montreal is named in his honour.
336:
Members of the House of
Commons of Canada from Quebec
167:
157:
143:
120:
115:
99:
87:
61:
41:
286:Herbert Ames – Parliament of Canada biography
184:(June 27, 1863 – March 31, 1954) was a
8:
331:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
49:
38:
252:
326:20th-century Canadian philanthropists
7:
25:
218:. He is best known for his book
1:
30:For the U.S. politician, see
346:Businesspeople from Montreal
212:Conservative Party of Canada
210:in 1904 as a member of the
362:
257:Diamond Court (circa 1909)
29:
341:Montreal city councillors
316:Canadian Knights Bachelor
279:The Canadian Encyclopedia
175:
111:
76:
57:
48:
311:Amherst College alumni
258:
182:Sir Herbert Brown Ames
106:Walter George Mitchell
43:Sir Herbert Brown Ames
256:
171:Louisa Marion Kennedy
94:Thomas George Roddick
242:Pointe-Saint-Charles
208:Member of Parliament
65:Canadian Parliament
27:Canadian politician
321:Canadian Anglicans
273:2016-09-16 at the
268:Herbert Brown Ames
259:
18:Herbert Brown Ames
216:League of Nations
195:Ames was born in
179:
178:
16:(Redirected from
353:
192:and politician.
153:Montreal, Quebec
150:
130:
128:
116:Personal details
102:
90:
81:
67:
53:
39:
21:
361:
360:
356:
355:
354:
352:
351:
350:
291:
290:
275:Wayback Machine
264:
238:Little Burgundy
204:Amherst College
158:Political party
152:
148:
132:
126:
124:
100:
88:
82:
77:
68:
63:
44:
35:
32:Herbert T. Ames
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
359:
357:
349:
348:
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
318:
313:
308:
303:
293:
292:
289:
288:
283:
281:
263:
260:
240:, and part of
190:philanthropist
177:
176:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
159:
155:
154:
151:(aged 90)
147:March 31, 1954
145:
141:
140:
122:
118:
117:
113:
112:
109:
108:
103:
97:
96:
91:
85:
84:
74:
73:
62:Member of the
59:
58:
55:
54:
46:
45:
42:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
358:
347:
344:
342:
339:
337:
334:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
317:
314:
312:
309:
307:
304:
302:
299:
298:
296:
287:
284:
282:
280:
276:
272:
269:
266:
265:
261:
255:
251:
248:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
226:
225:Montreal Star
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
200:
198:
193:
191:
188:businessman,
187:
183:
174:
170:
166:
163:
160:
156:
146:
142:
139:
135:
131:June 27, 1863
123:
119:
114:
110:
107:
104:
98:
95:
92:
86:
80:
75:
72:
66:
60:
56:
52:
47:
40:
37:
33:
19:
249:
246:
232:, including
223:
219:
201:
194:
181:
180:
162:Conservative
149:(1954-03-31)
101:Succeeded by
78:
36:
306:1954 deaths
301:1863 births
234:Griffintown
138:Canada East
89:Preceded by
71:St. Antoine
295:Categories
262:References
127:1863-06-27
83:1904–1921
79:In office
271:Archived
230:Montreal
197:Montreal
186:Canadian
134:Montreal
168:Spouse
144:Died
121:Born
69:for
277:at
297::
236:,
136:,
129:)
125:(
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
