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| First Name |
James
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| Last Name |
Playfair
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| Birthday |
8th July, 1860
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| Birthplace |
Toronto, Ontario
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| Died |
25th May, 1937
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| Place of Death |
Midland, Ontario, Canada
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation Text |
Businessman
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| Occupation |
Business
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James Playfair (8 July 1860 – 25 May 1937) was noted for his entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes shipping, lumbering, grain handling, and industrial manufacturing businesses. He was a central figure in the establishment of Midland, Ontario, Canada. The son of John Speirs Playfair (26 June 1826, Glasgow – 2 June 1913, Toronto) and Georgina Hall of Montreal, in 1889 Playfair married Sarah Charlotte Ogilvie (1858-1945), youngest daughter of Senator A.W. Ogilvie of Montreal, former president of Ogilvie Flour Mills.
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