death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name
24 april 1925 toronto toronto canadian 07 may 1860 developer of winnipeg and the canadian west sir augustus meredith nanton -lrb- 1860-1925 -rrb- . jpg augustus meredith nanton
 sir augustus nanton
augustus meredith nanton

sir augustus meredith nanton -lrb- 7 may 1860 -- 24 april 1925 -rrb- was one of the principal investors and developers of western canada , particularly at winnipeg , vancouver and calgary .
in the canadian west , the town of nanton , alberta is named for him , and twelve cities and towns have streets named ` nanton ' .
committed to victory in the great war , he gave over half of his fortune to the war effort and worked himself to an early grave supporting canadian soldiers in europe while maintaining winnipeg 's economy .
in recognition of his war services he was knighted by george v in 1917 and made a knight of the order of st. john of jerusalem .
he died in office as president of the dominion bank in toronto , but is most closely associated with winnipeg , his home for over forty years and where he is buried .
