John Moodie
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John Moodie, Jr., born: 1859 in Hamilton, Ontario
. died: 8 August, 1944. Textile manufacturer, executive
, hobbyist.
In 1903, was founder of the Hamilton Automobile Club, first organization of its kind in Canada. Also belonged to the Royal Auto Club of London, England.
Moodie invested in many businesses. He co-founded the Eagle Knitting Co. in Hamilton, 1888 with his father, John Moodie, Sr. and brother James Robert. As well, his father helped establish The Hamilton Cataract Power Co. and Moodie invested heavily in the project. He was also president of the following companies; The Royal Distillery (Hamilton) for nine years, Robinson Industries (Hamilton), Dover Industries (Chatham, Ontario
) and also, president of a company operating the Hamilton-Toronto steamer run.
Moodie was credited with the following; He owned the first player piano in Hamilton, owned the first bicycle in Canada (1878), owned the first motorboat in the Hamilton Bay and also owned the first automobile in Canada (in Hamilton 1898), a one-cylinder Winton
he imported from Cleveland, Ohio
.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. died: 8 August, 1944. Textile manufacturer, executive
Senior management
Senior management, executive management, or management team is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of organizational management who have the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a company or corporation, they hold specific executive powers conferred onto them with and by...
, hobbyist.
In 1903, was founder of the Hamilton Automobile Club, first organization of its kind in Canada. Also belonged to the Royal Auto Club of London, England.
Moodie invested in many businesses. He co-founded the Eagle Knitting Co. in Hamilton, 1888 with his father, John Moodie, Sr. and brother James Robert. As well, his father helped establish The Hamilton Cataract Power Co. and Moodie invested heavily in the project. He was also president of the following companies; The Royal Distillery (Hamilton) for nine years, Robinson Industries (Hamilton), Dover Industries (Chatham, Ontario
Chatham, Ontario
Chatham is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.Located on...
) and also, president of a company operating the Hamilton-Toronto steamer run.
Moodie was credited with the following; He owned the first player piano in Hamilton, owned the first bicycle in Canada (1878), owned the first motorboat in the Hamilton Bay and also owned the first automobile in Canada (in Hamilton 1898), a one-cylinder Winton
Winton Motor Carriage Company
The Winton Motor Carriage Company was a pioneer United States automobile manufacturer based in Cleveland, Ohio. Winton was one of the first American companies to sell a motor car.-1896:...
he imported from Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
.