Benjamin Cate Howard

Benjamin Cate Howard
Born(1865-12-08)December 8, 1865
Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 23, 1923(1923-07-23) (aged 57)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Burial placeElmwood Cemetery (Sherbrooke),
1101 Hyatt St.,
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1J 4N5
45°24′50″N 71°54′22″W / 45.4139°N 71.9062°W / 45.4139; -71.9062
OccupationLumber merchant
Spouse
Helen Eloisa Salls
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(m. 1885)​
ChildrenCharles Benjamin Howard

Benjamin Cate Howard (8 December 1865 – 23 July 1923) was a Canadian lumber merchant, landowner, philanthropist, and civic leader in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He is best remembered for founding B. C. Howard & Company and for creating Howard Park (Domaine Howard), today a heritage site and public park in Sherbrooke.

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