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Mathew Hamilton Gault

Last reviewed: January 1970 · By Swet Parvadiya

Who is Mathew Hamilton Gault?

Mathew Hamilton Gault is a founder of Sun Life, which was founded in 1865 with Robertson Macaulay and Thomas Bassett Macaulay.

Company founded
Sun Life
Founded
1865
Co-founders
Robertson Macaulay and Thomas Bassett Macaulay

Founding Story

Mathew Hamilton Gault was an Irish-born Canadian financier, industrialist, and Member of Parliament who secured the parliamentary charter for The Sun Insurance Company of Montreal in 1865, driving its initial growth.

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