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John Kinder Labatt

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John Kinder Labatt

Birth
Killermogh, County Laois, Ireland
Death
26 Oct 1866 (aged 62–63)
Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Started the Labatt brewery Company in London, Ontario, Canada

John Kinder Labatt (1803 – 26 October 1866) was an Irish-Canadian brewer, and the founder of the Labatt Brewing Company. Born in Queen's County (now County Laois), Ireland to Valentine Knightley Chetwode Labat (1761-1813), an Irish-Huguenot ancestors came from the Bordeaux region of France and Jane Harper Labat, was eldest of the seven children. Invested in a brewery with a partner, Samuel Eccles, launching "Labatt and Eccles". When Eccles retired in 1854, Labatt acquired his interest, and renamed the interest the "London Brewery" assisted by his sons Ephraim, Robert, and John.
When the elder Labatt died in 1866, John assumed control of the company. Under his supervision, it grew to be the largest brewery in Canada. Following his death, the company was controlled by a trust operated by his nine children, although his sons John Sackville Labatt and Hugh Francis Labatt assumed managerial control.
Started the Labatt brewery Company in London, Ontario, Canada

John Kinder Labatt (1803 – 26 October 1866) was an Irish-Canadian brewer, and the founder of the Labatt Brewing Company. Born in Queen's County (now County Laois), Ireland to Valentine Knightley Chetwode Labat (1761-1813), an Irish-Huguenot ancestors came from the Bordeaux region of France and Jane Harper Labat, was eldest of the seven children. Invested in a brewery with a partner, Samuel Eccles, launching "Labatt and Eccles". When Eccles retired in 1854, Labatt acquired his interest, and renamed the interest the "London Brewery" assisted by his sons Ephraim, Robert, and John.
When the elder Labatt died in 1866, John assumed control of the company. Under his supervision, it grew to be the largest brewery in Canada. Following his death, the company was controlled by a trust operated by his nine children, although his sons John Sackville Labatt and Hugh Francis Labatt assumed managerial control.

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