Timothy Craig Eaton
| Timothy Craig Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1903 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 💀Died | 24 April 1982 (aged 78) Eastbourne, West Sussex, United Kingdom24 April 1982 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Eaton Mausoleum, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Martha Waddie (m. 1935; divorce 1957) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Sir John Craig Eaton Flora McCrae |
| 👪 Relatives | Eaton family |
Timothy Craig Eaton (6 May 1903 – 24 April 1982) was a Canadian sportsman from the prominent Eaton family of Toronto.
Early life and education
Eaton was the firstborn child of Sir John Craig Eaton and Flora McCrae. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Timothy Eaton, who founded the eponymous Eaton's department store chain. On 15 July 1905, he was on his wheelchair-bound grandfather's lap and pushed a button officially opening the Eaton's store on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The following year, he joined his parents for an extensive tour of Europe, travelling first class on the first eastbound voyage of the RMS Lusitania.[1] Eaton had five younger siblings, including John David Eaton.
From 1909, the family resided at Ardwold, a palatial Georgian Revival home overlooking Toronto. He was educated at St. Andrew's College, University of Toronto Schools and Appleby College. He was preparing to attend the University of Cambridge when his father died suddenly in 1922.[2] His father's will stipulated that his successor was to be chosen from his four sons once they had all come of age and one could distinguish himself. Despite being the eldest son, Timothy showed little interest in the store and was allowed to drift away after his younger brother John David was chosen in 1942.[2]
Career
Though not involved in the running of the stores, Eaton was a director of the Eaton Life Assurance Company and had a master key to all stores.[2] He was an enthusiastic model railroader, filling the second floor and backyard of his home in Aurora with tracks. He was known for other eccentric hobbies and interests such as flags and listening to the speeches of Winston Churchill daily.[3][2]
While at school in the United Kingdom, he became involved in the sport of hunting. From 1928 to 1931 he was joint master of the Newmarket and Thurlow Hunt, and back in Canada was joint master of the Toronto Hunt Club.[3][2]
Personal life
Eaton was married three times, most notably in 1935 at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church to Martha Waddie (1891–1991), the widow of a Hamilton industrialist. His mother decorated the church and Ardwold in blue and yellow flowers, the colours of the North York Hunt, to which both he and his new wife belonged. They divorced in 1957. He had no children from any of his marriages.[2]
In the late 1970s, he moved to Royal Tunbridge Wells. He died on 24 April 1982 in Eastbourne, West Sussex, at the age of 78. Despite his wish to be buried in Ballymena, his grandfather's birthplace, his body was returned to Canada where he was interred in the family mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.[2][4][5]
References
- ↑ Kopytek, Bruce Allen (2014). Eaton's: The Trans-Canada Store. Charleston: The History Press. ISBN 978-1625846952. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 McQueen, Rod (1999). The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family (2 ed.). Toronto: Stoddart. ISBN 0773731202. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matthews, Kelly (2015). Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1540213549. Search this book on
- ↑ "Timothy Eaton". Mount Pleasant Group. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ Filey, Mike (1999). Mount Pleasant Cemetery: An Illustrated Guide (2 ed.). Toronto: Dundurn. p. 89. Search this book on
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