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John Shedden

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191: 228: 262: 267: 69:. The partnership dissolved around 1859 with Shedden remaining as cartage agent for the Grand Trunk Railway. He opened another office for the firm in 221: 214: 38: 22:(November 4, 1825 – May 16, 1873) was a Scottish-born Canadian business owner and contractor involved in railway development. 257: 148: 82: 50: 86: 167: 153: 93: 97: 78: 252: 247: 46: 34: 103:
He died at the age of 47 after he was crushed between moving railway cars and a railway platform at
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and was also a stock-holder and director for the railway company. He also worked on the
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took over the operation of his cartage company moved onto
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The son of John Shedden and Jean Wyllie, he was born in
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This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a
152:. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). 222: 8: 229: 215: 127: 81:. He worked on the construction of the 137: 135: 133: 131: 7: 263:Immigrants to the Province of Canada 187: 185: 201:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 96:. He served as a director for the 16:Scottish-born Canadian businessman 14: 268:Canadian business biography stubs 146:. In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). 39:Glasgow and South Western Railway 189: 149:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 172:The Quebec History Encyclopedia 83:Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway 1: 89:and served as its president. 87:Toronto and Nipissing Railway 154:University of Toronto Press 94:The Toronto Daily Telegraph 92:Shedden was a director for 284: 184: 49:. Their firm serviced the 33:and was educated at the 258:Canadian businesspeople 174:. Marianopolis College. 118:to develop his career. 142:Pilon, Henri (1982). 51:Great Western Railway 57:and had offices in 55:Grand Trunk Railway 37:. He worked on the 41:, later moving to 210: 209: 98:St. Lawrence Bank 275: 231: 224: 217: 193: 186: 176: 175: 164: 158: 157: 139: 283: 282: 278: 277: 276: 274: 273: 272: 238: 237: 236: 235: 182: 180: 179: 166: 165: 161: 141: 140: 129: 124: 77:in Toronto and 47:William Hendrie 17: 12: 11: 5: 281: 279: 271: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 240: 239: 234: 233: 226: 219: 211: 208: 207: 194: 178: 177: 159: 144:"John Shedden" 126: 125: 123: 120: 75:grain elevator 53:and later the 35:Irvine Academy 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 280: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 245: 243: 232: 227: 225: 220: 218: 213: 212: 206: 204: 200: 195: 192: 188: 183: 173: 169: 163: 160: 155: 151: 150: 145: 138: 136: 134: 132: 128: 121: 119: 117: 113: 108: 106: 101: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 80: 79:Union Station 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 28: 23: 21: 203:expanding it 196: 181: 171: 162: 147: 109: 102: 91: 24: 20:John Shedden 19: 18: 253:1873 deaths 248:1825 births 110:His nephew 242:Categories 122:References 112:Hugh Paton 105:Cannington 27:Kilbirnie 116:Montreal 63:Hamilton 43:Virginia 31:Ayrshire 71:Detroit 59:Toronto 67:London 199:stub 65:and 244:: 170:. 130:^ 107:. 100:. 61:, 29:, 230:e 223:t 216:v 205:. 156:.

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Kilbirnie
Ayrshire
Irvine Academy
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Virginia
William Hendrie
Great Western Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
Toronto
Hamilton
London
Detroit
grain elevator
Union Station
Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway
Toronto and Nipissing Railway
The Toronto Daily Telegraph
St. Lawrence Bank
Cannington
Hugh Paton
Montreal




"John Shedden"
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
University of Toronto Press
"Hugh Paton, President of the Shedden Forwarding Company, Ltd, Montreal, Quebec"
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