Lady Eaton and Aemilius Jarvis at Eaton Hall in King City, Ontario, during the mid 1930s.Admiral Jellicoe, head of the Navy, Aemilius Jarvis, and Mayor Tommy Church in Toronto – Jellicoe is on the left, Jarvis in the centre, and Church to the right of Jarvis (1918/19)Sir Thomas Lipton (4) at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto Island 1903 - Commodore Aemilius Jarvis (5), Vice-Commodore Stephen S. Haas (3), and Rear-Commodore George H. Gooderham (6).The Canada's Cup is a perpetual trophy awarded to the winner of a sailing match race between a yacht representing a Canadian yacht club and a yacht representing an American yacht club. Aemilius Jarvis sailed for the cup five times, winning the inaugural series in 1896, and repeating in 1901.In 1899 the Toronto Hotel Company was founded by Amelia's Jarvis – with the support of George Cox (of Canada Life and the Bank of Commerce) and George Gooderham (of Gooderham & Worts Distillery). Jarvis and his Toronto Hotel Co. built the King Eddy, and it opened in 1903.
Edward Aemilius Jarvis (April 25, 1860 – December 19, 1940[1]) was a Canadian financier, equestrian, and sailor. Jarvis was instrumental in forming the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I, recruiting both ships and men. Jarvis was notable in Toronto business circles and helped build the King Edward Hotel and Arena Gardens. He was convicted of conspiracy in the Ontario Bond Scandal of 1922, and never cleared of the conviction although his pardon was petitioned several times. He was fined CA$600,000 (equivalent to $10,473,333 in 2023) and served several months in jail. He remained a prominent figure in Toronto sailing and business circles until his death in 1940.
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