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| 1 | 1837 | - 3 Nov 1837—1990: Distillery begins
The distillery is added to the mill and production begins. With the exception of the war years, when acetone and ketone were produced, the distillery is in continuous production until 1990.
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| 2 | 1842 | - 1842—2015: Little Trinity Church
William Gooderham and James G. Worts founded Trinity Church (known as Little Trinity) on King St E. They provided much of the land which even today, generates revenues to support the church. William was an Evangelical Anglican and served as warden for 35 years. His nephew James G. Worts met his wife, Sarah Bright through their activities at the church where he was a member for 39 years and also served as warden. William
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| 3 | 1846 | - 1846—1926: Gooderham Wharf
The Gooderham Wharf was built in 1846. The 5 story grain elevator on the wharf could store 80,000 bushels of grain. Between 1926 and 1937 the wharf and elevators disappeared as the city expanded southwards.
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| 4 | 1855 | - 18 Mar 1855—1969: Bank of Toronto
William Gooderham was instrumental in founding the Bank of Toronto to speed flour to market. Eventually merged with the Dominion Bank to become the Toronto Dominion Bank. Gooderham's served as directors until Henry S. Gooderham, George Gooderham's grandson, retired in 1969.
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| 5 | 1895 | - 1895: Mining investment
With his son-in-law Thomas Gibbs Blackstock, George invests in two world-famous mines, the War Eagle and the Centre Star, in the Kootenay region of British Columbia (later, part of Cominco).
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| 6 | 1903 | - 1903: King Edward Hotel
As Toronto expanded westward, George wanted to build a hotel to anchor Toronto's downtown close to the Distillery and the Gooderham Building. The planning for the hotel began in 1899 when the Toronto Hotel Company was founded by George Aemilius Jarvis, George Cox (of Canada Life and the Bank of Commerce) and George Gooderham (of Gooderham & Worts Distillery). The King Edward hotel, designed by Edward James Lennox, opened in 1903.
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| 7 | 1905 | - 1905: George Gooderham dies
George dies and his eldest sons take over: Albert Edward as Managing Director and William George as President
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| 8 | 1908 | - 1908—1919: G.H.G. is an MPP
George Horace Gooderham made an unsuccessful bid for mayor in 1905 and then served as an MPP 1908
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| 9 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
World War I begins
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1893 - 1915 (21 years)
