Frank H. Sobey O.C. (1902 – December 15, 1985) was a Canadian businessman who was the primary builder of the Sobeys Stores chain. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sobeys TSX: SBY is a Canadian supermarket chain headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. ...

Born in Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia, he was three years old when his family moved to the town of Stellarton where his father operated a meat retailing business, peddling meat products door to door on a horse-drawn wagon. In an era where education opportunities were limited in small Maritime towns, Frank Sobey left school after Grade 8. However, he had an entrepreneurial mindset and at age sixteen enrolled in a business college. Frank Sobey convinced his father to add produce to the meat business and that marked the beginning of the creation of the second largest retail food distribution company in Canada. Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Mayflower Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total... Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Canada at a latitude of 45°34 North and longitude of 62°40 West. ... Flesh redirects here. ... The Maritimes or Maritime provinces are a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. ... Produce on display at La Boqueria market in Barcelona, Spain. ...

Through Empire Co. Ltd., a family holding company, Frank Sobey also built a chain of movie theaters and substantial real estate holdings. In 1971, while still remaining active in the business, he handed over formal control of the company's operations to his three sons, David, Donald and William Sobey. A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... A typical multiplex (AMC Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California). ...

Frank Sobey received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the University named its Faculty of Commerce in his honor. In 1985 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... Saint Marys University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... The Canadian Business Hall of Fame honours Canadas most distinguished business leaders, according to its web site. ...

Sobey Foundation

In 1982 Frank Sobey endowed the Sobey Foundation to provide funding for important initiatives that have a positive and long-lasting impact in health, in education or for communities. The "Frank H. Sobey Awards in Business Studies" annually provides $10,000 to assist full-time business students from any Atlantic Canadian university. The four Canadian Atlantic provinces. ...

Sobey Art Foundation

Frank Sobey and his wife Irene acquired a significant art collection that included works by notable Group of Seven members Cornelius Krieghoff, Tom Thomson, A. Y. Jackson, and Arthur Lismer. His collection today can be seen at "Abercrombie House", his former residence in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. The Sobey Art Foundation was established in 1985 with a mandate to maintain and add to the collection. The Foundation's Sobey Art Award is Canada's largest prize for a young Canadian artist. It is awarded every two years to an artist 39 years of age or younger who has exhibited their work in a public or commercial art gallery in Canada during the previous 18 months. The winner of the award receives $50,000 and the runner-up $15,000. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. ... Cornelius Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 - March 8, 1872) is probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. ... For people with similar names, see Thomas Thompson. ... A.Y. Jackson at work Alexander Young Jackson, CC , CMG (born October 3, 1882 in Montreal, Quebec, died April 5, 1974 in Kleinburg, Ontario) was a Canadian painter and founding member of the Group of Seven. ... Arthur Lismer CC (June 27, 1885 – March 23, 1969) was born in England in 1885. ... Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

References

• Bruce, Harry. Frank Sobey: The Man and the Empire (1985 - Macmillan of Canada) ISBN 0-7715-9834-3
• Pitts, Gordon. The Codfathers: Lessons from the Atlantic Business Elite. (2005 – Key Porter Books ISBN 1-55263-718-2