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This bank, known originally as the Union Bank of Lower Canada when it was founded in Quebec City in 1865, dropped “Lower” from its name in 1886. Its headquarters were relocated to Winnipeg in 1912 and it operated a network of branches across the prairies until its merger with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in 1925. As a result of the merger, for the first time in its history the RBC held more assets than the Bank of Montreal. Two Winnipeggers, Robert Thomas Riley and William Rae Allan, joined the RBC board in 1926.
Presidents
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General Managers
Assistant General Managers
Manitoba Branches (1920)
Branch |
Address |
Period |
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Altamont |
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Angusville |
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Baldur |
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Birtle |
738 Main Street |
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Boissevain |
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Brandon |
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Carberry |
33 Main Street |
1901-1925 |
Deconstructed (2023) |
Carman |
32 First Street SW |
1896-1925 |
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Carroll |
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Clanwilliam |
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Clearwater |
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Crystal City |
121 Broadway Street South |
1918-1925 |
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Cypress River |
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Dauphin |
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Deepdale |
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Deloraine |
109 North Railway Avenue |
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Dropmore |
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Elm Creek |
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Elphinstone |
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Glenboro |
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Graysville |
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Hamiota |
39 Maple Avenue East |
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Hartney |
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Holland |
Holland, RM of Victoria |
1903-? |
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Homewood |
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Killarney |
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Lowe Farm |
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Manitou |
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Margaret |
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McAuley |
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McCreary |
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Melita |
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Minnedosa |
32 Main Street South |
1910-1925 |
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Minto |
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Morden |
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Morris |
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Neepawa |
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Newdale |
Main Street |
1910-1925 |
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Ninga |
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Oakburn |
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Rapid City |
Fourth Street |
1906-1925 |
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Roblin |
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Roland |
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Rosebank |
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Roseisle |
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Russell |
202 Main Street |
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Sandy Lake |
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Sanford |
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Shoal Lake |
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Solsgirth |
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Somerset |
302 Third Street |
1916-1925 |
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Souris |
6 Crescent Avenue West |
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Sperling |
Main Street |
?-1925 |
Demolished (2011) |
Strathclair |
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The Pas |
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Virden |
184 Nelson Street West |
1895-1912 |
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190 Nelson Street West |
1912-1925 |
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Waskada |
Railway Avenue |
1906-1925 |
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Wawanesa |
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Wellwood |
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Winkler |
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Winnipeg |
841 Corydon Avenue |
1919-1925 |
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539 Ellice Avenue |
?-? |
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646 Logan Avenue |
1910-1925 |
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500 Main Street (Annex) |
1921-1925 |
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504 Main Street |
1904-1925 |
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1200 Main Street |
?-1925 |
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1515 Main Street |
1919-? |
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1825 Main Street |
?-1925 |
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Marion Street (Union Stock Yards) |
?-1925 |
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249 Osborne Street |
1912-1925 |
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250 Portage Avenue |
?-1925 |
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491 Portage Avenue |
1912-? |
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885 Portage Avenue |
1920-1925 |
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588 Sargent Avenue |
1911-1925 |
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409 Selkirk Avenue |
1917-1925 |
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See also:
Manitoba Business: Royal Bank of Canada
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lakeside Fresh Air Camp War Memorial (RM of Gimli)
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
Sources:
“W. R. Allan is chosen head of Union Bank,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 January 1922, page 1.
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885 Portage Avenue - Former Royal Bank of Canada by Christian Cassidy, Winnipeg Places.
We thank Joseph Martin and Barb Henderson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 7 October 2023
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