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Person
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Barnes, K. S. (Kenneth Seymour), 1893-1944
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Description area
Dates of existence
1893-1944
History
Kenneth Seymour Barnes was born on June 19, 1893, in St John, New Brunswick.
He was a prominent businessman in Montreal. After receiving his education in the Maritimes, Barnes began his career at the Royal Bank of Canada, where he worked from 1904 to 1914. He then held positions at the Royal Securities Corporation in 1915 and at Nesbitt-Thomson Company from 1919 to 1926. In 1926, he joined Flood, Barnes and Company Limited, which later became Flood, Potter and Company.
Throughout his career, Barnes served in several notable roles, including President of Securities and Money Transport, Inc., Chairman of the Executive Committee of Canadian Breweries Ltd., and a Director at Carling Breweries Ltd., Charles Gurd and Co. Ltd., Canadian Industrial Investments Ltd., and Orange Crush Ltd. He was also the Honorary Secretary-Treasurer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (S.P.C.A.) in Toronto.
In 1921, he married Dorothy Louise Locke (1887–1976). He died on December 26, 1944, in Toronto, Ontario.