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Former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1906–1908)

MayorHenry Archer Ekers
Henry Archer Ekers, on cover of Album Universel, February 1906

28th Mayor of Montreal
In office 1906–1908
Preceded by	Hormidas Laporte
Succeeded by	Louis Payette
Constituency	Saint-Laurent

Personal details
Born	8 September 1855 Montreal, Canada East
Died	1 February 1927(1927-02-01) (aged 71) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting place	Mount Royal Cemetery
Profession	Business magnate, brewing

Henry Archer Ekers (8 September 1855 – 1 February 1927) was a Canadian industrialist and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1906 and 1908. He ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative in 1900 and 1908.

Biography

Ekers' parents were both born in England. Relocated to Montreal, his father became a brewery owner, working from St. Lawrence Boulevard.

He was educated at the Montreal Collegiate School before joining his father's company, Ekers Brewery. Ekers eventually founded National Breweries Limited.

Ekers represented the St. Lawrence ward on Montreal city council.

Wilkins, Robert N. (16 November 2012). "The last anglophone mayor of Montreal: not who you might think". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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