Robert Butchart was on the B.C. Advisory Board of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation, a Toronto based trust company. In this capacity he provided the company with advice on investments in British Columbia.
At the time Robert Butchart was involved with the Toronto General Trusts Company, the other members of the B.C. Advisory Board were Eric W. Hamber (1879-1960), Lieutenant Governor of B.C. between 1936 and 1941, Vancouver lawyer Albert Howard MacNeill, K.C. and Victoria businessman Frederick Bernard Pemberton (1865-1947).
1920 advertisement for the Toronto General Trusts Corporation. Robert Butchart served on the company’s B.C. Advisory Board. (Author’s collection)1921 advertisement for the Toronto General Trusts Corporation. Robert Butchart served on the company’s B.C. Advisory Board. (Author’s collection)
As shown in the 1921 advertisement above, the B.C. office of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation was located at 407 Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver. Here is a map showing the location of 407 Seymour Street:
Here are photos of the members of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation’s B.C. Advisory Board at the time Robert Butchart was involved with the company:
Eric W. Hamber (1879-1960) was Lieutenant-Governor of B.C. between 1936-1941. Along with Robert Butchart, he served on the B.C. Advisory Board of the Toronto General Trusts Company. (BC Archives photo)Frederick Bernard Pemberton (1865-1947) was a Victoria businessman who served with Robert Butchart on the BC Advisory Board of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation. The gardens at his Victoria home were one of four Greater Victoria included on a 1931 tour for the Garden Club of America. The Butchart Gardens was one of the other three. (BC Archives photo)Robert Pim Butchart, circa 1931. This was the publicity photo of Robert Butchart used in the media in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. (Author’s collection)
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