John Hendry (industrialist)

John Hendry
13th Mayor of New Westminster
In office
January 1889 – July 1889
Preceded byRobert Dickinson
Succeeded byW.B. Townsend
Personal details
BornJanuary 20, 1843
Belledune, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJuly 17, 1916(1916-07-17) (aged 73)
Children1
OccupationBusinesspeople Politician

John Hendry (January 20, 1843 – July 17, 1916) was a Canadian industrialist and politician who founded B. C. Mills, the first major lumber company in western Canada starting with his first mill in 1875.[1] He is a person of National Historic Significance in Canada.

  1. ^ "John Hendry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.