Known initially as the Northern Bank when it was established at Winnipeg in 1905, it was renamed the Northern Crown Bank when it absorbed the Crown Bank of Toronto in 1908. It was taken over by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1918.
Directors (1911)
James Henry Ashdown (1844-1924)
Douglas Colin Cameron (1854-1921)
Robert Campbell (1861-?) - General Manager
Henry Thomson Champion (1847-1916)
William C. Leistikow (1852-?)
L. M. McCarthy - Superintendent of Branches
Daniel Hunter McMillan (1846-1933) - President
Frederick Nation (1861-1955)
William Robinson (1849-1936) - Vice-President
Rodmond Palen Roblin (1853-1937)
Branches
Branch |
Address |
Period |
Status |
Arden |
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Beausejour |
601 Ashton Avenue |
1907-1918 |
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Binscarth |
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Crandell |
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Melita |
139 Main Street |
1906-1918 |
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Miniota |
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1906-1918 |
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Pierson |
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Rathwell |
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Sperling |
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Stonewall |
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Winnipeg |
968 Main Street |
1906-1918 |
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654 Portage Avenue |
1908-1918 |
Demolished (1983) |
See also:
The Buildings of the Winnipeg-Based Union and Northern Crown Banks: A Glimpse into Early Twentieth Century Corporate Architecture by David Spector Manitoba History, Number 21, Spring 1991
Manitoba Business: Royal Bank of Canada
Sources:
Advertisement, Manitoba Free Press, 16 March 1911.
Bridging the Years, 1879-1967 by Miniota Women Institute, 1967, page 133.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 April 2023
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