Timothy Eaton grave Toronto
October 22, 2025
Timothy and Margaret Eaton and the once-great retail giant in Canada
On my fall walk today at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, I visited the grave of former Canadian retail giant Timothy Eaton and his wife, Margaret. As a 20-year-old apprentice shopkeeper, young Timothy sailed from Ireland to settle with family members in southern Ontario. After a few failed business ventures—including a bakery and a dry […]