Career
Native of Scotland, the family moved to Nova Scotia to set up a bakery in the heart of the city of Halifax. At age of 23 William inherited the family business & Company Steam Bakery & Flour Mill in 1845, after the death of his father.
His small bakery, by the time of his death in 1896 would employ over 260 workers, produce over 11,000 loafs of bread daily.
Maud Benjamin - Establishes Ben"s bakery Henry.