Date Published:
June 2005

L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia

Kenneth Thomas Dawes

Manager, Dawes Brewery, of National Breweries, Ltd., 80 St. Maurice Street, Montreal. Director, National Breweries, Ltd.; Director, Interprovincial Brick Co., Ltd.; Director, Interprovincial Clay Products, Ltd.; Life Governor, Lachine General Hospital; Governor, Montreal General Hospital; Governor, Children's Memorial Hospital. Born Lachine, Que., Nov. 2, 1887, son of James P. Dawes and Gertrude S. Brock. Educated: Montreal High School ; St. Albans School ; McGill University ; United States Brewers' Academy, New York. Commenced in business in 1908; appointed Manager, Dawes Brewery, Lachine, 1913; appointed Manager of the Montreal plant, in addition to the Lachine, 1916. Married Stelle M. Lash, daughter of Mortimer Lash, St. John's, Nfld.; has one son and two daughters. Clubs and Societies: Art Association of Montreal; Automobile Club of Canada (Director); Canadian; Dorval Jockey; Lachine Boating Canoeing; M.A.A.A.; Montreal Hunt; Director on the Executive Committee Montreal Jockey; President & Director, Montreal Thistle Curling; on the Election Committee, Royal Montreal Golf; St. James's; Forest and Stream; Mt. Bruno Country Club; Assoc. for the Protection of Fish and Game; on Executive Committee of Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Recreations: Golf, curling, racing. Presbyterian. Residence: 104 St. Mark Street, Montreal.

Source: Prominent People of the Province of Quebec, 1923-24, Montreal, Biographical Society of Canada, Limited, undated and unpaginated.