Category: Summer Residents

Alex E. Christmas (1884-1960)

A stockbroker and an outstanding athlete, Alex Christmas built his summer residence in 1927 at 430 Lakeshore. He donated the land for the Christmas Memorial Park in 1937. This became the first park in Beaconsfield.

Category: Summer Residents

Andrew C. Cordner is the founder of the North Eastern Lunch Co. Ltd.  He opened a chain of these popular eating-places. He built his residence in 1915 at 472 Lakeshore.

Category: Summer Residents

Son of Sir George Drummond, Arthur L. Drummond bought a house built for J.S. Hall c1894, neighbour to his brother Huntly. He summered in Beaconsfield till 1946. The house was sold to the Jesuits and converted into a retreat house, called “Manresa Retreat House”. The street Manresa took its name from this Retreat House, which is now demolished.

Category: Summer Residents

Arthur Poulson (1871-1951)

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Arthur Poulson transferred from the Prudential Insurance office in New Jersey, USA, in 1909, to establish the Company in Montreal. As Chief inspector for the Prudential Insurance of Canada, he opened two offices in Montreal and one later in the Maritimes. 

He came to Beaurepaire in 1928 and lived at 454 Lakeshore Road until his death.

This house was demolished in 2010.

Category: Summer Residents

Benjamin Tooke (    -1919)

Benjamin Tooke is the founder of Tooke Brothers, a shirt manufacturer and clothing for men. He built his home in 1884 at 38 Lakeshore Road.  He was the founder of Beaconsfield Golf Club in 1902.

Category: Summer Residents

En 1893, C.H. Godfery built his residence, still standing at 442 Lakeshore Road. Unfortunately, due to a fire in 1937, the house original design has been lost.

Category: Summer Residents

Charles L. Shorey (    -1929)

Born in Stanstead, Quebec.  The family firm of H. Shorey and Company was founded by his father and became one of the largest and most innovative manufacturers of ready-made clothing in Canada. He was alderman on the first council in 1910.

Category: Summer Residents

David Lamoureux (1866-1930)

Born in Michigan, David Lamoureux came to Montreal and worked for MLW/CPR. In 1916, farm #4 was bought under the name of his wife, Christina Minto. In 1922, he subdivided farm #4 into lots (Lakeview Boulevard). His company, Mansfield Realty Corp., owned other land in Beaurepaire, in Beaconsfield and in Montréal. His children, including Edouard Lamoureux, were also shareholders in the company. 

He donated the boat landing at the bottom of Lakeview Boulevard to the City of Beaconsfield.

Category: Summer Residents

Dingham Molson (1867-1941)

Married to Mary Cronyn Wilson, Dingham Molson is a member of the Molson Brewery family and is the manager of the Molson Bank.  He built his residence on a lot of farm #5 (maybe 524 Lakeshore today) – now demolished. He was an assessor for the town of Beaconsfield in 1910.

Category: Summer Residents

G.H. Napier bought a property in Beaurepaire, demolished it to built the existing house at 590 Lakeshore, in 1915.  Mr Napier was president of Beaconsfield Golf Club in 1917-1918.