Sir Henry Pellatt

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Sir Henry Pellatt was a wealthy Canadian financier and military officer best known for commissioning and owning Toronto’s grand castle-like mansion, Casa Loma.

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Sir Henry Pellatt canonical 2
Henry Pellatt Sr. 1

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instanceOf businessperson
financier
human
military officer
philanthropist
awardReceived Knighthood by King Edward VII
birthDate 1859-01-06
burialPlace Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto
business Canadian Pacific Railway investments
Hydroelectric power ventures in Canada
Toronto Electric Light Company
causeOfFinancialDecline losses during World War I era
regulation and competition in hydroelectric power
rising property taxes on Casa Loma
constructed Casa Loma
countryOfCitizenship Canada
deathDate 1939-03-08
educatedAt Upper Canada College
endTimeOfCasaLomaConstruction 1914
familyName Pellatt
fieldOfActivity electric utilities
finance
real estate development
genreOfNotability Canadian business history
Toronto local history
givenName Henry
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor commissioning Casa Loma in Toronto
leadership in the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
laterResidence apartment over a garage in Toronto
militaryBranch Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
militaryRank Lieutenant-Colonel
name Sir Henry Mill Pellatt
notableWork Casa Loma
occupation financier
industrialist
investor
military officer
parent Henry Pellatt Sr.
linked to: Sir Henry Pellatt
philanthropy support for church and community organizations in Toronto
support for military charities
placeOfBirth Kingston, Canada West
linked to: Kingston, Ontario
placeOfDeath Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
positionHeld Commanding Officer of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
religion Anglicanism
residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
spouse Mary Dodgson Pellatt
startTimeOfCasaLomaConstruction 1911
title Knight Bachelor
yearOfKnighthood 1905

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Casa Loma originalOwner Sir Henry Pellatt
Sir Henry Pellatt parent Henry Pellatt Sr.
linked to: Sir Henry Pellatt