Eugene O'Keefe [SEP] date of death
Eugene O'Keefe
Eugene O'Keefe (10 December 1827 – 1 October 1913), baptized Owen Keeffe, was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, well-known in the brewing industry for his signature brews. He founded the O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited in 1891.
Born in Bandon, County Cork, he moved with his family to Canada when he was five eventually settling in Toronto. He married Helen Charlotte Bailey in 1862. They had a son and two daughters.
From 1856 to 1861, he worked at the
building would host its most prominent proprietor in 1879 when it was purchased by Eugene O’Keefe. He was attracted to the house at the corner of Bond and Gould because he could keep tabs on his neighbouring brewery and reside within a block of St. Michaels Cathedral. To accommodate his growing family, O'Keefe had the third floor added in 1889.
O'Keefe lived at 137 Bond Street until his death on the night of September 30, 1913 in his second floor bedroom.
The house eventually was purchased by Longman's Publishing and converted