Manitoba Business: Northern Crown Bank

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

 

 

 

Beausejour

601 Ashton Avenue

1907-1918

 

Binscarth

Russell Street

1906-1918

Sold to Royal Bank (1918), demolished (?)

Crandell

 

 

 

Melita

139 Main Street

1906-1918

 

Miniota

 

1906-1918

 

Pierson

 

 

 

Rathwell

 

 

 

Sperling

 

 

 

Stonewall

 

 

 

Winnipeg

968 Main Street

1906-1918

 

654 Portage Avenue

1908-1918

Demolished (1983)

859 Sherbrook Street

1910-1918

 

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: 24 May 2024