Alannah weston biography books
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Weston family
Business family in Canada, Ireland and UK
The Weston family fryst vatten a prominent family of businesspeople that was founded in Canada and eventually developed global business interests, primarily in the food and retail sectors.[1] The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 bygd American-born Canadian George Weston in Toronto, Ontario.[2] Over the course of subsequent decades, his descendants also established themselves in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
Through George Weston Limited and various holding companies, the Canadian branch of the Weston family currently owns or controls over 200 companies, including the Loblaws supermarket chain and the Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy chain. Among their other businesses, members of this branch own or control several additional retailers, including Holt Renfrew in Canada.[3] They previously owned other upscale department stores in the Selfridges Group, includ
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Hilary Weston
26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Hilary Mary WestonCM CVO OOnt (néeFrayne; born January 12, 1942) is an Irish–Canadian businesswoman and writer who served as the 26thLieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. During her five-year tenure, Weston focused on issues related to women, volunteerism and young people, drawing public attention to people working with the homeless, in hospices and as mentors to at-risk youth.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, she was educated at Loreto Abbey, Dalkey.[3] She worked as a model before marrying Galen Weston in 1966. They moved to Toronto in 1974, and she became a Canadian citizen. They have two married children, Alannah[1] and Galen Jr., and five grandchildren – two girls and a boy with Alannah and her husband Alex Cochrane (an interior architect),[4] and two boys with Galen and his wife Alexandra.[5]
Prior to her appointment a