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In 1954, negotiations began between the Bank of Toronto and the Dominion Bank, and by the end of the year, an amalgamation agreement was reached. In their brief to the Minister of Finance, the banks stated: “It is more burdensome for a small bank to keep pace with the development of our country than for a large bank, with the result that the effective growth and comparative influence of ...
The Bank of Toronto's 1893 headquarters The Dominion Bank's 1879 headquarters. The predecessors of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Bank of Toronto, and the Dominion Bank were established in the mid-19th century, the former in 1855 and the latter in 1869. [10] In 1954, an agreement was reached to merge the two financial institutions.
Dominion Bank, corner Bleury and St. Catherine Streets, Montreal, QC, about 1915 Anonymous About 1915, 20th century Notman photographic Archives - McCord Museum MP-1978.207.1.40 Banque Dominion, angle des rues Bleury et Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, vers 1915 Anonyme Vers 1915, 20e siècle Archives photographiques Notman - Musée McCord
The following citation must be used when exhibiting or publishing this image: City of Toronto Archives, Globe and Mail fonds, Fonds 1266, Item 19180. Short title Dominion Bank hold-up, exterior of building.
The Bank of Toronto was a Canadian bank that was founded in 1855 by a group of grain dealers and flour millers. [1] On February 1, 1955, it merged with the Dominion Bank to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Its first president was James Grant Chewett, whose support was sought by financier Thomas Clarkson.
In 1971 he was named a vice-president and elected to the board of directors. In September 1972, age 39, he was appointed president of the bank, making him one of the youngest senior executives in Canadian banking history. Thomson remained president until April 1978, when he succeeded Allen Thomas Lambert to become chairman and chief executive ...
TD Canada Trust branch in Edmonton, Alberta. The Bank of Toronto (founded in 1855) and The Dominion Bank (founded in 1869) merged on 1 February 1955 to form TD Bank. Canada Trust, founded in 1864 in London, Ontario as Huron and Erie Savings and Loan Society, was acquired by TD Bank in 2000, after which TD adopted the new brand name "TD Bank Financial Group".
Lambert's was involved in the construction of the Toronto Dominion Centre.He viewed it as a tangible statement of the bank's position in the forefront of industry. After rejecting a number of design proposals, Lambert turned to the German/American architect Mies van der Rohe to develop a plan for a complex of buildings that would revolutionize the Toronto landscape.