HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Massey Hall, Typhoid Fever, Equal Protection Clause
21 Jan 2019
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Charles massey is the victim, who was 34 when he died in toronto. Their company moved to toronto in the late 1800s whilst toronto was industrialising. They built a huge factory on king and dufferin, and were involved in producing agricultural machinery for all of canada. The two sons of the founder, hart, we"re killed by diseases. Hart withdrew from the business to mourn, and built massey hall, bequeathed to the memory of charles. This charles, who died of typhoid, was the father of the charles massey in question here. Charles massey has a son, 14, at the time of death (february 1915). He is known as a party-goer, which could be the reason for the absence of his wife. Their home was not luxurious, in comparison to those of the past generations. On the day of the murder, charles returned home and was shot by the 18 year old servant, carrie davis.
