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Who owns this brewery?
From the archive
John Dick (since 1903)
VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08
- Since
- 1903
- Direct owner
- John Dick
How Tally knows
The archive holds 2 dated, evidenced ownership events for Don Brewery (Toronto): Don Brewery (Toronto) was sold to London & Colonial Financial Company (1889); Don Brewery (Toronto) was sold to John Dick (1903). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.
Evidence
2 sources
- Don Brewery — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: The 1889 sale to London & Colonial for $1.2M and the 1903 sale to John Dick.
- Ontario's Historic Breweries — Toronto Public Library (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Library corroboration of the Don Brewery's ownership history.
The chain
- 1889London & Colonial Financial Companysold_to — Resolves held claim HOC-0396 ("ACQUIRED / OWNED"). The Davies family's Don Brewery sold to the English investors for CA$1.2 million — an enormous sum for 1889. The pre-sale chain (the Parks; Thomas Davies from 1848; Thomas Davies and Son from 1868) rides here as leads.
- 1903John Dicksold_to — Resolves held claim HOC-0396 ("ACQUIRED / OWNED"). The English investors, looking to exit from 1902, sold to John Dick in 1903 — a second dated fact from the same records.
Connections
- Don Brewery (Toronto)owned byJohn Dick
- Don Brewery (Toronto)acquired byJohn Dick
What we still don’t know
No open research gaps recorded for this answer.