Alfred Ernest Ames dating history

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Alfred Ernest Ames (3 September 1866 – 20 September 1934) was a Canadian investment dealer. Ames began his career as a banker in 1881 at age 15 and worked at various banks in Ontario for eight years. In 1889, Ames married the daughter of George Albertus Cox, and that same year moved to Toronto to work with his new father-in-law. Upon taking up residence in Toronto, Ames founded the investment brokerage A. E. Ames & Company. The Ames firm grew to become one of Canada's most important brokerages. The business merged with Dominion Securities in 1981 to form Dominion Securities Ames, which was the country's largest brokerage. Ames held executive roles with many of the financial companies controlled by Cox. Additionally, he was a prominent company director in Toronto and served terms as president of the Toronto Stock Exchange and Toronto Board of Trade. Ames died in Toronto in 1934 at age 68.