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and Mr. W. E. H. Massey.11867 TO 1901 135Thus in 1901 the directorate wascomposed of the following gentlemen: the Hon. George A.Cox, president; Robert Kilgour, vice-president; Messrs.James Crathern, William B. Hamilton, Joseph W. Flavelle,Matthew Leggat, John Hoskin, W. E. H. Massey and A.Kingman. Mr. B. E. Walker was still the general manager,with Mr. J. H. Plummer as assistant general manager, Mr.A. H. Ireland as inspector and superintendent of branches,and Mr. Vere C. Brown as assistant inspector. The annualmeeting of June 18, 1901, was the last to be held in midsummer.Thereafter, the bank's fiscal year was changed so as to end onNovember 30, and the annual gathering of shareholders washenceforth held on the second Tuesday in January.and in 1901 its interests were acquired by the Dominion Coal Company, and the firmwas dissolved. Mr. Kingman is a director of the Sun Life Assurance Company, theLake of the Woods Milling Company, the Dominion Glass Company, ConsumersCordage Company, the Illinois Traction Company, and of many other large companies.During the Great War Mr. Kingman resided in London, England, devotinghis entire time to the work of the Canadian Young Men's Christian Association Overseas,of which he acted as Executive Chairman.Walter Edward Hart Massey (1864-1901), born at Newcastle, Ontario, was agrandson of Daniel Massey, the founder of the agricultural implement manufacturingbusiness in Newcastle, which afterwards became the Massey Manufacturing Company,and which was removed to Toronto in 1879. Mr. Massey was educatedin Cleveland, and at Boston University, returning to Canada in 1886 to take anactive part in the business of the company. He assisted his father, Mr. Hart A.Massey, in the negotiations with A. Harris, Son and Company, of Brantford, whichled the two companies in 1891 to join forces as the Massey-Harris Company,Limited. He was connected with many business institutions and philanthropicorganizations.