Background
Born June 5, 1826, son of Thomas Molson (1791–1863) & Martha Molson (1795–1848), at Kingston, Upper Canada.
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John Molson
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"Jackey", as he was affectionately known, was educated in Montreal public schools.
Career
He was an owner of Molson Brewery and president of Molson Bank. In 1852 he entered into partnership with his father to conduct their separately owned brewing and distilling enterprises. On the retirement of John Thomas Molson in 1866, distilling was abandoned but the brewery continued under John Hassaram Rijhumal Molson and Adam Skaife.
In 1879 Molson was made a director of Molson Bank and was forthwith elected vice-president, and later president, 1889-1897.
In 1873 John was wed to Louisa Goddard Frothingham (1827–1910), daughter of hardware entrepreneur, John Frothingham. John & Louisa had no children.
John died in 1897 at Montreal from nephritis. In 1897, there were no crematoriums in Canada.
John"s body was sent to Boston for cremation.
His ashes were later placed in the Molson family vault at Mount Royal Cemetery. In his will, John left $10,000. to Mount Royal Cemetery with his instructions: "Foreign the erection and workings of a crematory furnace for the cremation of the dead.".
