b itt ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁president . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁N es b itt ▁purchased ▁the ▁Og il vy ▁department ▁store ▁in ▁Montreal ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁James ▁A ird ▁would ▁successfully ▁run ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁N es b itt ' s ▁second ▁son , ▁Arthur ▁De ane , ▁would ▁follow ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁foot steps ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁bro ker age / in vest ment ▁business . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁ ▁Arthur ▁N es b itt ▁supported ▁various ▁bene vol ent ▁causes , ▁including ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁in ▁his ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁h omet own ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁t uber cul osis ▁san it arium ▁for ▁children , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁parents . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁with ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁had ▁purchased ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁West mount ▁area ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁N es b itt ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁his ▁grand son ▁A . R . ▁De ane ▁N es b itt ▁published ▁his ▁life ▁story , ▁D ry ▁Good s ▁& ▁Pick les : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁N es b itt , ▁Thom son . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁A . R . ▁De ane ▁N es b itt