Hartland MacDougall
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Hartland Brydges MacDougall (Born 1875 in Montreal
, Quebec
Died, April 28, 1947) was a notable Canadian
ice hockey
player and stockbroker generally regarded as versatile player of the pre-NHL
era of the sport. He initially played the position of Goaltender but ended his career playing Point. He was one of the founding partners of MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier a prominent investment firm in Montreal. In 1976 he was made an honoured member in the Canada sports hall of fame
Stock Exchange
in 1874. Hartland was a first cousin of Brigadier John H. Price, O.B.E., M.C., son of Sir William Price (Canadian politician)
of Quebec
.
during their famous Stanley Cup
runs of the late 1890s. He is credited for being a member of 4 Stanley Cup winning teams (1895,96,97, and 98). He typically played goaltender and point. Beginning his career as a goaltender in 1894 his success only came as a result of playing defence. Near the end of his career he was on a defence pairing with Hall of Famer Mike Grant
but would eventually leave hockey at the end of the 1898 season. He was also a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association playing football as a star fullback.
By the early 1900s Hartland joined an investment firm and made a name for himself as a business entrepreneur. This did not mean he gave up sports. Hartland excelled at Polo and won many national championships before retiring completely from sports in 1928 after a stroke.
and Bishops University in Canada
Hartland's career did not only encompass sports. About the time that he began his Hockey career in 1894 he began a financial career at the Bank of Montreal
. Fellow team mate Robert MacDougall would join him there shortly after. In 1899 He left the bank of Montreal and resigned from Hockey to join C. Meredith and Company becoming a partner. The senior partner, Charles Meredith, was a cousin of Fred Meredith
, who had served as president of the Montreal Victorias for three of Hartland's Stanley Cups. Hartland gained membership to the Montreal stock exchange and developed his financial skills becoming governor in 1909, by 1914 he would become Chairman. In 1914 however his life would change from business to war. Soon after war was declared he enlisted in the British regiment. By May 1915 he was sent overseas fighting in the Third Canadian division in France
until the end of the war. Hartland received several promotions during the war and came home a Major
.
Hartland returned to Canada in 1918, shortly after his uncle died. In the later part of 1920, Hartland resigned from C.Meredith and Company and was offered to take over the family investment business. He did so, and made Robert E. MacDougall (of no family relation) his business partner forming MacDougall and MacDougall. As a financier Hartland was involved in the creation of the Montreal Forum and director of the Canadian Arena Company. He would help found the Montreal Maroons
in 1926. Hartland would run MacDougall and MacDougall into the second world war, where his sons would eventually take over. The firm is still in existence today as MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier.
In 1919, MacDougall was the founding president of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association. According to Andy O'Brien of the Montréal Star, in 1957 he was regarded as the second only to Lionel Conacher
national all time, all-round athlete. In 1976 he was made a member of the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
.
who married Elsie Reford
, grand-daughter of George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
. They were the parents of three sons and two daughters. Their eldest son, Hartland Campbell MacDougall, married Dorothy, the eldest daughter of Lt.-Colonel Herbert Molson (1875–1938) M.C., C.M.G., President of the Molson
Brewery. Dorothy (Molson) MacDougall was the niece of Percival Molson
, one of Hartland's team-mates on the Montreal Victorias
, and the sister of Senator Hartland Molson
, who succeeded his father to the Presidency of the Molson
Brewery. The MacDougall's second son, Robert Reford MacDougall, married Margaret Meredith Cape, the daughter of Lt.-Colonel Edmund Graves Meredith Cape (1878–1962) D.S.O., of Montreal, whose mother was a first cousin of the already mentioned Frederick Edmund Meredith
.
Various sources list three MacDougalls winning the 1895 Stanley Cup with the Montreal Victorias; A. McDougall, Hartland MacDougall, and Robert MacDougall. Though details of Robert and Hartland are amply recorded in various texts available in literature, Further information of A.McDougall is inhereintly absent. The known information of A.McDougall is that he is credited as playing for the Montreal Victorias on January 12, 1895 in a 5-1 Victory against the Ottawa HC, however; Newspaper evidence such as that shown on the right indicate that Hartland MacDougall actually played this game. In 1895 Hartland played goal 3 times for the Montreal Victorias between January 12, 1895 and January 26, 1895. He was subsequently replaced in goal by Robert Jones after his second loss of the season (a 5-0 loss to Montreal) on January 26, 1895. Though officially he is only recognized in Coleman and other sources based in Coleman as playing two games instead of three. The Mystery of A.McDougall runs deep as additionally the team cutlist indicated that Hartland was scheduled to be a starting goalie prior to the season beginning.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
Died, April 28, 1947) was a notable Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and stockbroker generally regarded as versatile player of the pre-NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
era of the sport. He initially played the position of Goaltender but ended his career playing Point. He was one of the founding partners of MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier a prominent investment firm in Montreal. In 1976 he was made an honoured member in the Canada sports hall of fame
Background
He was the son of George Campbell MacDougall, Chairman of the Montreal Stock Exchange, and Grace Brydges. His father and two of his uncles, Hartland St. Clair MacDougall and Dugald Lorne MacDougall, founded the MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
Stock Exchange
Stock exchange
A stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and...
in 1874. Hartland was a first cousin of Brigadier John H. Price, O.B.E., M.C., son of Sir William Price (Canadian politician)
William Price (Canadian politician)
Sir William Price was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Talca, Chile, the son of Henry Ferrier Price and Florence Rogerson, Price was educated at Bishops College School in Lennoxville, Quebec and later at St. Marks School, Windsor, England...
of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Sporting career
Hartland played with the Montreal VictoriasMontreal Victorias
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating...
during their famous Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
runs of the late 1890s. He is credited for being a member of 4 Stanley Cup winning teams (1895,96,97, and 98). He typically played goaltender and point. Beginning his career as a goaltender in 1894 his success only came as a result of playing defence. Near the end of his career he was on a defence pairing with Hall of Famer Mike Grant
Mike Grant
Michael Grant was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Victorias in the AHAC.-Playing career:...
but would eventually leave hockey at the end of the 1898 season. He was also a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association playing football as a star fullback.
By the early 1900s Hartland joined an investment firm and made a name for himself as a business entrepreneur. This did not mean he gave up sports. Hartland excelled at Polo and won many national championships before retiring completely from sports in 1928 after a stroke.
After Sport Career
Hartland was educated at Bishop's College SchoolBishop's College School
This article is about the school in Canada. Alternatively, visit Diocesan College in Cape Town, South Africa.Bishop's College School is a private school in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada....
and Bishops University in Canada
Hartland's career did not only encompass sports. About the time that he began his Hockey career in 1894 he began a financial career at the Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...
. Fellow team mate Robert MacDougall would join him there shortly after. In 1899 He left the bank of Montreal and resigned from Hockey to join C. Meredith and Company becoming a partner. The senior partner, Charles Meredith, was a cousin of Fred Meredith
Frederick Edmund Meredith
Frederick Edmund Meredith K.C., D.C.L. was a Canadian lawyer and businessman, the 8th Chancellor of Bishop's University, Lennoxville; honorary President of the Montreal Victorias for three of their Stanley Cup championships in the late 1890s, and Chief Counsel to the CPR at the inquest into the...
, who had served as president of the Montreal Victorias for three of Hartland's Stanley Cups. Hartland gained membership to the Montreal stock exchange and developed his financial skills becoming governor in 1909, by 1914 he would become Chairman. In 1914 however his life would change from business to war. Soon after war was declared he enlisted in the British regiment. By May 1915 he was sent overseas fighting in the Third Canadian division in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
until the end of the war. Hartland received several promotions during the war and came home a Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
.
Hartland returned to Canada in 1918, shortly after his uncle died. In the later part of 1920, Hartland resigned from C.Meredith and Company and was offered to take over the family investment business. He did so, and made Robert E. MacDougall (of no family relation) his business partner forming MacDougall and MacDougall. As a financier Hartland was involved in the creation of the Montreal Forum and director of the Canadian Arena Company. He would help found the Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...
in 1926. Hartland would run MacDougall and MacDougall into the second world war, where his sons would eventually take over. The firm is still in existence today as MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier.
In 1919, MacDougall was the founding president of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association. According to Andy O'Brien of the Montréal Star, in 1957 he was regarded as the second only to Lionel Conacher
Lionel Conacher
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP , nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto...
national all time, all-round athlete. In 1976 he was made a member of the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport." It is located at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta...
.
Family
Hartland MacDougall married Edith Reford, a daughter of Robert Wilson Reford, Sr., and the sister of Robert Wilson RefordRobert Wilson Reford
Robert Wilson Reford was a Canadian photographer, businessman and art collector.Reford was born in Montreal. The eldest son of Robert Wilson Reford and Katherine Drummond, he was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto and Lincoln College, Sorel. His father was the founder of the Robert Reford...
who married Elsie Reford
Elsie Reford
Elsie Reford was a pioneer of Canadian horticulture, creating one of the largest private gardens in Canada on her estate, Estevan Lodge in eastern Québec. Located in Grand-Métis on the south shore of the St...
, grand-daughter of George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
George Stephen, 1st Baron of Mount Stephen , known as Sir Stephen, between 1778 and 1891.-Canadian Pacific Railway syndicate:...
. They were the parents of three sons and two daughters. Their eldest son, Hartland Campbell MacDougall, married Dorothy, the eldest daughter of Lt.-Colonel Herbert Molson (1875–1938) M.C., C.M.G., President of the Molson
Molson
Molson-Coors Canada Inc. is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. It is the second oldest company in Canada after the Hudson's Bay Company. Molson's first brewery was located on the St...
Brewery. Dorothy (Molson) MacDougall was the niece of Percival Molson
Percival Molson
Percival Molson, MC was a Canadian star athlete and soldier. After an outstanding sports career with McGill University, Molson joined its administration. Molson died fighting in World War I...
, one of Hartland's team-mates on the Montreal Victorias
Montreal Victorias
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating...
, and the sister of Senator Hartland Molson
Hartland Molson
Hartland de Montarville Molson, was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian Senator and a member of the prominent Molson family of brewers.-Education:...
, who succeeded his father to the Presidency of the Molson
Molson
Molson-Coors Canada Inc. is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. It is the second oldest company in Canada after the Hudson's Bay Company. Molson's first brewery was located on the St...
Brewery. The MacDougall's second son, Robert Reford MacDougall, married Margaret Meredith Cape, the daughter of Lt.-Colonel Edmund Graves Meredith Cape (1878–1962) D.S.O., of Montreal, whose mother was a first cousin of the already mentioned Frederick Edmund Meredith
Frederick Edmund Meredith
Frederick Edmund Meredith K.C., D.C.L. was a Canadian lawyer and businessman, the 8th Chancellor of Bishop's University, Lennoxville; honorary President of the Montreal Victorias for three of their Stanley Cup championships in the late 1890s, and Chief Counsel to the CPR at the inquest into the...
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A.McDougall