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Alfred Jackson Billes
Canadian businessman and co-founder of Canadian Tire
A.J. (Alfred Jackson) Billes, CM (December 1, 1902 - April 3, 1995) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of Canadian Tire.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Billes went at age 16 to work as a clerk at a branch of the Dominion Bank.
In 1922, he used his savings to team up with his brother William to buy Hamilton Tire and Garage Ltd. in Toronto. The following year, the brothers moved the business to downtown Toronto where they began the conversion to a garage/retail business.
Alfred j billes biography
In 1927, the brothers incorporated under the name Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd. and in 1934, Canadian Tire opened its first official associate store in Toronto. The Billes brothers expanded the business into a full line of automotive products and home and garden supplies.
They created owner/operated stores throughout the province of Ontario and into Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. Then, in 196