Benjamin Holmes | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Benjamin_Holmes.jpeg) Benjamin Holmes in 1863 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Montreal (two-member constituency) | |
| In office 1841–1844 Serving with
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| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Thomas Drummond |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Montreal (two-member constituency) | |
| In office 1848–1851 Serving with Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Beaubien Lewis Thomas Drummond |
| Succeeded by | William Badgley John Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1794 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | May 23, 1865 (aged 71) Montreal, Province of Canada |
| Spouse | Élisabeth Arnoldi (m. 1819) |
| Relations | Andrew Fernando Holmes (brother) Daniel Arnoldi (father-in-law) Charles Dewey Day (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Britain |
| Branch/service | Lower Canada militia |
| Years of service | 1813 to 1815 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (War of 1812); Lieutenant-Colonel (Lower Canada Rebellion) |
| Unit | Canadian Light Dragoons (1813–1814) Canadian Light Fencibles (1814–1815) Montreal Light Infantry (1837–1838) |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 Lower Canada Rebellion |
Benjamin Holmes (April 23, 1794 – May 23, 1865) was a Lower Canada businessman and political figure. He served in the militia of Lower Canada during the War of 1812, including a period of captivity by the American forces. He joined the Bank of Montreal shortly after it formed in 1817, and rose to be the cashier (general manager) by 1827. He was twice a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. In spite of his service in the War of 1812, he was a supporter of annexation by the United States in the late 1840s, and a signatory of the Montreal Annexation Manifesto. He became a vice-president of the Grand Trunk Railway, and also a director of the Bank of Montreal.