William Henry Davies

British-Canadian businessman

William Henry Davies (23 June 1831 – 21 April 1921) was a British-born Canadian businessman who established a company that packed and shipped salt pork from Toronto to the United Kingdom. The William Davies Company grew to be the largest pork packer in the British Empire, giving Toronto its nickname of "Hogtown", and introducing peameal bacon.²

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Born Jun 23, 1831, died Apr 21, 1921.¹