Richard Smeaton White

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He was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1865, the son of Richard White and Jean Riddel, and was educated in Montreal and at Bishop's College. He was publisher of the Montreal Gazette and editor from 1886 to 1896.[3] White was also director of Stelco, the International Paper Company, the Anglo-American Paper Company and the Montreal Trust Company. He never married.[4]

White died in office in 1936[1] in Montreal.[4]

The town of Smeaton, Saskatchewan was named after him.

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Richard Smeaton White
Photograph of building's cornerstone
Cornerstone of the former Gazette building at 1000 Saint-Antoine Street West, erected in 1925 while White was the Gazette's president.

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  1. a b Richard Smeaton White – Parliament of Canada biography
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