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John Craig Eaton

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In 1905, weeks after laying the final stone at the new store at the corner of Portage and Donald in Winnipeg, John Craig (aka 'Jack') participated in several automobile races, successfully lowering the 5-mile record driving a Packard. He didn't appear to race again after 1905, but his grandson,
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effort. He thus became Sir John Craig Eaton, and his wife was known as Lady Eaton.
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He died of pneumonia following influenza in 1922 at the age of 45, and his cousin
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after his father, it was constructed in 1912–14. He also made many donations to
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Upon the death of his father in 1907, he inherited five million dollars and the
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inherited not only the family business, but also the racing gene.
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became president of the company until Sir John's son,
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In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). 187:businessman and a member of the prominent 52: 36: 183:(April 28, 1876 – March 30, 1922) was a 324: 138: 1901; died 1970) 7: 720:Canadian businesspeople in retailing 30:For the later John Craig Eaton, see 25: 750:Deaths from pneumonia in Ontario 368:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 211:, Ontario, the youngest son of 135: 597:Eaton's Ninth Floor Restaurant 1: 644:Timothy Eaton Memorial Church 281:Timothy Eaton Memorial Church 663:Lady Eaton Elementary School 566:Spencer's (department store) 745:Upper Canada College alumni 740:Businesspeople from Toronto 607:Eaton's / John Maryon Tower 373:University of Toronto Press 766: 624:Toronto Santa Claus Parade 260:In 1915, Eaton was made a 29: 725:Canadian Knights Bachelor 51: 361:Santink, Joy L. (2005). 336:. 1905-05-18. p. 1. 100:Toronto, Ontario, Canada 609:(proposed, never built) 203:With his father in 1899 164:Margaret Wilson Beattie 111:Mount Pleasant Cemetery 695:Eaton family (Toronto) 332:"Last Stone is Laid". 204: 710:Deaths from influenza 532:Victoria Eaton Centre 527:Edmonton Eaton Centre 522:Montreal Eaton Centre 389:, Archives of Ontario 314:(named in his honour) 312:Eatonia, Saskatchewan 202: 667:Neils Hogenson House 649:Timothy Eaton statue 517:Toronto Eaton Centre 471:Fredrik Stefan Eaton 349:The Winnipeg Tribune 334:The Winnipeg Tribune 181:Sir John Craig Eaton 58:Portrait around 1911 27:Canadian businessman 18:Sir John Craig Eaton 735:Canadian socialites 715:Canadian Methodists 629:Eatonville, Toronto 466:John Craig Eaton II 363:"Eaton, John Craig" 300:John Craig Eaton II 32:John Craig Eaton II 673:The Hockey Sweater 659:Lady Eaton College 481:Robert Young Eaton 292:Robert Young Eaton 205: 682: 681: 476:George Ross Eaton 255:Oakville, Ontario 178: 177: 109:Eaton Mausoleum, 16:(Redirected from 757: 549:Eaton's Building 457:John David Eaton 448:John Craig Eaton 417: 410: 403: 394: 376: 353: 352: 344: 338: 337: 329: 296:John David Eaton 244:T. 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Index

Sir John Craig Eaton
John Craig Eaton II
Sir

Toronto
Ontario
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Flora McCrea
John David Eaton
Timothy Eaton
Eaton family
Canadian
Eaton family

Toronto
department store
Timothy Eaton
Flora McCrea
John David
adopted
George Eaton
T. Eaton Company
Ardwold
Oakville, Ontario
Knight Bachelor
war
philanthropist
Methodist
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
Omemee, Ontario

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