Farmer's Bank of York, Upper Canada

Farmer's Bank of York, Upper Canada

The Farmer's Bank was formed in 1835 by George Truscott and John Cleveland Green in York (now Toronto, Ontario), Upper Canada, but fell after the other investors left to form Bank of the People. The cashier and general manager of Farmer's Bank was Sir Francis Hincks, a journalist and colonial administrator.


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