Demon of the Bill Brokers

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
Demon of the Bill Brokers
Abstract
An account of James (Demon) Dunlop (1757-1815), a Scottish-born Montreal merchant and financier. Dunlop arrived in Montreal in 1782 after immigrating to Quebec City from Scotland in 1779. He became a successful import/export merchant in the city and in 1800 began engaging in bill brokering. By 1812 Dunlop was the most important bill brokering operator in British North America and, according to the author, one of the founding fathers of Canadian finance.
Publication
Canadian Banker
Volume
Vol. 84
Issue
no. 1
Pages
14-18
Date
January-February 1977
Language
en
Citation
Macmillan, David S. “Demon of the Bill Brokers.” Canadian Banker Vol. 84, no. 1 (February 1977): 14–18.
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