of his business ventures at Montreal. His friend, Lord Beaverbrook, unsuccessfully attempted to purchase him a knighthood. Major Andrew Holt died from a heart attack in London, England, on 12 September 1964. Major (William) Robert Grattan Holt (1900-1947), named for his paternal grandfather. He was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College of Canada. In 1915, he survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. He served with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps as a major during World War II. He lived at Redpath Crescent, in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, which he gave over to the Navy for use as a hospital during the Second World War. He was the father of one daughter, Jane, known popularly as Pam and afterwards as Pam Dunn (1924-2008). Pam became a famous philanthropist in Montréal who supported the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation, Bishop's University, Bishop's College School, the Sun Youth Organization, Dans la rue, the Douglas Hospital, the Montreal Association for the Blind, the Butters Foundation and numerous other charities. Holt, who was the father of three graduates of the Royal Military College of Canada and donated two hangars to the College in 1920 from the imperial war surplus stores in Canada. The hangars, which were free-freighted from Deseronto to Kingston, were erected as a covered skating rink. References Further reading The Creation and Early Development of Gatineau Park {PDF} Vieux-Montreal: Sir Herbert S. Holt Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society: Sir Herbert Samuel Holt With a photograph. "Mount Royal's graves bring past to life", The National Post, 5 July 2006 Royal Bank of Canada presidents Canadian Knights Bachelor Businesspeople from Montreal 1856 births 1941 deaths Anglophone Quebec people People from Hampstead, Quebec Burials at Mount Royal Cemetery