Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas rennie -lrb- harbour commissioner -rrb- 's: - death date - birth date - name - nationality - birth place - occupation Bio: thomas rennie was a canadian businessman and politician . rennie and his two brothers took over the operation of his father 's successful seed business when william rennie retired in 1889 . rennie became chair of the firm in 1925 , following the retirement of his older brother , robert . rennie would later become a director of the canadian seed trade association . he was appointed a member of the powerful toronto harbour commission serving as its chair for many years . popular historian mike filey wrote that he was appointed in 1930 , was promoted to chair in 1936 , and served a total of seventeen years . john mccutcheon , of wilfrid laurier university , wrote that he was appointed in 1921 , was promoted to chair in 1938 , and served a total of twenty-six years . in 1951 the commission recognized rennie 's contribution by naming its most recent ferry after him . rennie 's daughter , his only child , christened the vessel . in 1946 rennie and his older brother robert filed objections when jaroslav racek filed a request to change his name to gilbert rennie . racek was a naturalized canadian of czech descent , who had lived in canada for twenty-one years . mccutcheon suggested their objections were motivated by bigotry .
- death date is 04 august 1952- birth date is 14 december 1868- name is thomas rennie- nationality is canadian- birth place is markham , ontario- occupation is businessman , politician