pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁Chief ▁C ash ier ▁at ▁Mol son ' s ▁Bank ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁In ▁Montreal , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Mac K ay ▁Institution ▁for ▁Protest ant ▁De af - M utes ; ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁man aging ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁Montreal ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁C emetery . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁" his ▁hand ▁is ▁never ▁closed ▁when ▁she ▁( the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ) ▁needs ▁his ▁help , ▁though ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁refuse ▁his ▁aid ▁to ▁any ▁mer itor ious ▁object , ▁because ▁its ▁prom ot ers ▁differ ▁from ▁him ▁in ▁cre ed ." ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Har ri et ▁Am elia ▁Good h ue , ▁third ▁daughter ▁of ▁The ▁Hon . ▁George ▁Jer vis ▁Good h ue ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Louis a , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Major ▁The ▁Hon . ▁John ▁Matt he ws , ▁A ide - de - camp ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Charles ▁Len no x , ▁ 4 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Richmond . ▁Part ▁of ▁Matt he ws ' ▁Canadian ▁estate ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁ecc ent ric ▁Stephen ▁Moore , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁Mount ▁C ash ell . ▁The ▁first ▁Mrs ▁Thomas ▁( wh ose ▁sister ▁married ▁a ▁son