McGill Library
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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Cowans, Percy P. (Percy Parsons), 1878-1954
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Description area
Dates of existence
1878-1954
History
Percy Parsons Cowans was born on November 2, 1878, in Montreal, Quebec. He was a successful stockbroker. In 1900, together with Purves McDougall, he formed the brokerage firm of McDougall & Cowans, which became the biggest brokerage house in Canada, with offices from Halifax to Vancouver. In 1908, he became a director of Cumberland Coal Co. and in 1909, a governor of the Montreal Stock Exchange. He was married to Mabel Florence Cassils. He died on October 6, 1954, in Montreal, Quebec.