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William H. Cockburn

At Work and Play

In the 1920’s William was employed as a grain merchant and worked for a time in Montreal. Although he spent his days in the world of finance his spare time was spent playing hockey. He played on the Royal Bank team that won the Commercial League Championship in the 1924-25 season. During his time in Montreal he also played for the Montreal Victorias.

Bankers at Play

Royal Bank of Canada Hockey Team, 1921-22
Royal Bank of Canada Hockey Team, 1921-22. Winners of the Winnipeg Bankers Hockey League
A of M, William H. Cockburn collection, MG10 D24 photograph 1

Royal Bank of Canada Hockey Team
Royal Bank of Canada Hockey Team, Champions of the Commercial League, 1925-26 A of M, William H. Cockburn collection, MG10 D24 photograph 3

Royal Bank of Canada Hockey Team
Royal Bank of Canada Hockey Team, 1924-25
A of M, William H. Cockburn collection, MG10 D24 photograph 2

Montreal Years

Montreal Victorias
Clipping of the Montreal Victorias from Cockburn’s scrapbook A of M, William H. Cockburn collection, MG10 D24

Playing for Montreal
Clippings of Cockburn’s career while playing in Montreal A of M, William H. Cockburn collection, MG10 D24

Find out more search William H. Cockburn in the Keystone Archives Descriptive Database