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Samuel J. Moore
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Samuel J. Moore

Canadian businessman

Samuel John Moore (3 August 1859 – 23 April 1948) was a British-Canadian businessman, founder of Moore Corporation Limited.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Samuel J. Moore (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 3, 1859, died Apr 23, 1948.1

Career

  • Date not recordedFounded Moore Corporation3

Personal life

  • BornAug 3, 1859, Great Doddington4
  • DiedApr 23, 1948, Toronto5 6
  • CitizenshipCanada7

Philanthropy

Moore played an important role in the development of the YMCA in Canada and was a major supporter of the Canadian Baptist Church being a member of Dovercourt Road Baptist Church in Toronto and Sunday school leader. He was one of the founders of Toronto Bible Training School, established in 1894 (in 1912 the name was changed to Toronto Bible College) with Elmore Harris another Toronto Baptist Pastor and others. Among his YMCA activities was supporting the construction of the Dovercourt YMCA Building in Toronto.

Moore Corporation Limited merged with Wallace Computer Services in 2003 to form MooreWallace, which was subsequently acquired by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Samuel J. Moore (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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