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Gooderham, William

Cemetery: St. James Cemetery, Toronto
Date of Birth: August 29, 1790 Place of birth: Scole, Norfolk, England,
Date of Death: August 20, 1881 Place of death: Toronto, Ontario

William Gooderham Sr.William Gooderham Sr. was a distiller.  He and his brother-in-law built a small distillery in 1837 to handle surplus grain, expanded in 1859, and by 1875 Gooderham & Worts were Canada's largest distiller.

Gooderham migrated to Canada in 1832 and went into the milling business with his brother-in-law James Worts. He was also a founder and President of the Bank of Toronto.

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    St. James Cemetery and Crematorium

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St. James Cemetery, Toronto
St. James Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Toronto still in operation. The cemetery opened in 1844 as the burial ground for St. James Cathedral. 

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