Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: cannes , france - size: 200 - caption: historical photo of mortimer davis - citizenship: canada - death date: 22 march 1928 - spouse: henriette marie meyer - children: one son , mortimer davis , jr. . - birth date: 06 february 1866 - name: sir mortimer davis - ethnicity: jewish - birthname: mortimer barnett davis - image: mortimer barnett davis.jpg - birth place: montreal , quebec - occupation: businessman , philanthropist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mortimer davis .
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sir mortimer barnett davis -lrb- february 6 , 1866 -- march 22 , 1928 -rrb- was a canadian businessman and philanthropist .the home he built in the golden square mile has been renamed '' purvis hall '' and is today owned by mcgill university .