Son of Henry Bate and Lisette Mair (or Meyer), his wife

Henry Newell Bate married Catherine Cameron, daughter of Alan and Margaret Cameron of Montreal, on December 18, 1852 in Buckingham, Quebec. They moved to Bytown (which was later renamed Ottawa), Ontario in 1854

There were 14 children of the marriage, 6 daughters and 8 sons, four of whom (3 boys and 1 girl) died by the age of 3. [A daughter, 'Daisy', drowned at Thurso, Quebec at the age of 13. The remaining 9 children (5 sons and 4 daughters) lived full lives, one daughter nearly reaching her 95th birthday]

Henry Newell Bate was a highly successful wholesale grocery merchant. In 1910 he was knighted for his civic and philanthropic activities

The Bate family had a summer residence at Saint Patrick/St-Patrice, near Riviere-du-Loup (Wolf River), as did several of their well-connected friends and business associates

Sir Henry died at his home, Trennick House, 216 Chapel Street, Ottawa, aged 88 years


[Note provided by 'Bruce Gordon': There are over 30 monuments in the "Bate Vault" (which is actually just a large plot rather than a vault)]
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111 Sparks Street - The Bate Building -
Built in 1859 by Stent & Laver, Architects. This is the oldest standing structure on Sparks Street and the earliest example of an Ottawa high-rise office building

It was originally built for the Bate family for their wholesale grocery business, the largest such business in Ottawa. The Bate business was referred to a 'grocer king' and illustrated how a single enterprise properly managed could form the basis of a considerable fortune and business empire

Henry Bate was the first Chairman of the Ottawa Improvement Commission founded in 1898. Henry Newell Bate was knighted for his civic and philanthropic activities in 1910. His brother Charles Bate was appointed and served as Mayor of Ottawa in the year 1884

Architects Stent & Laver were British trained and came to Ottawa in the 1850's and also designed the East and West Blocks to the Parliament Buildings. The Bate Building is a mixture of Classical and Palladian motifs. The upper storey added in 1904 is more Romanesque Revival style


[Adapted from A Walking Tour of Sparks Street Mall, Ottawa, retrieved Dec-2011, available online]
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