death_date birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
20 may 1887 london , england 25 november 1822 president of the bank of montreal charles francis smithers
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charles francis smithers

charles francis smithers -lrb- november 25 , 1822 -- may 20 , 1887 -rrb- was a canadian banker .
born in london , england , smithers emigrated to montreal , canada east in 1847 .
he joined the bank of montreal in 1858 as an inspector .
in 1862 , he became a joint agent of the new york branch .
he joined the london and colonial bank in 1863 before rejoining the bank in 1869 .
in 1879 , he became a general manager of the bank and was appointed president in 1881 .
he served in this position until his death in 1887 .
