George Weston

George Weston in 1911

George Weston (March 23, 1865 – April 6, 1924) was an American-born Canadian businessman and the founder of George Weston Limited. He worked on a Canadian bread factory in Toronto.[1] Weston began his career at the age of 12 as a baker's apprentice and went on to become a bread route salesman.[2][3] He was also a Methodist as well as a municipal politician who served four years as alderman on Toronto City Council.

  1. ^ "A Model Bakery" (PDF), Evening Star, Toronto, October 16, 1897
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference busylife was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Made in Toronto – Baked Goods". Toronto.