Alexander Walker Ogilvie

Alexander Walker Ogilvie, born on May seventh, eighteen twenty-nine, in Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada, was a prominent Canadian politician and businessman. He was the son of Alexander Ogilvie and Helen Watson, and his early education took place at the Howden and Taggart Academy in Montreal. His family's legacy in the milling industry began with his father and uncle, who operated Glenora Mills on the Lachine Canal, setting the stage for Alexander's future endeavors.

In eighteen fifty-two, Ogilvie entered into a partnership with his uncle, James Goudie, in the milling business. After Goudie's departure in eighteen fifty-five, Alexander teamed up with his younger brother, John, to establish A. W. Ogilvie & Company. Their enterprise flourished, eventually becoming the largest flour milling company in the British Empire, with their brother William Watson Ogilvie joining the firm in eighteen sixty to oversee the Montreal offices.

Ogilvie's political career began to take shape as he devoted more time to public service. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montréal-Ouest in the eighteen sixty-seven Quebec general election. After a brief hiatus from politics, he was elected again in the eighteen seventy-five election for Montréal-Centre. His political journey culminated in his appointment to the Senate of Canada in eighteen eighty-one, representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec, a position he held until his resignation in nineteen oh one.

Beyond his business and political achievements, Ogilvie was a Justice of the Peace, Lieutenant Colonel of the Montreal Cavalry, and a director of Mount Royal Cemetery. He actively supported various organizations, including the Montreal Workingmen's Mutual Benefit and Widows and Orphans Provident Society and the St. Andrew's Society. Alexander Walker Ogilvie passed away in nineteen oh two, leaving behind a legacy interred at Mount Royal Cemetery.