death_date death_place birth_place birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
april 14 , 1896 monte carlo ireland december 1828 president of the bank of montreal edwin henry king.jpg edwin henry king
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edwin henry king

edwin henry king -lrb- december 1828 -- april 14 , 1896 -rrb- was a canadian banker .
born in ireland , king emigrated to canada in 1850 .
he was general manager of the bank of montreal from 1863 to 1869 and was president of the bank from 1869 to 1873 .
historian oscar douglas skelton called him `` the most striking figure in canadian banking history '' .
