Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
W. J. Gage and Company, Limited
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
William James Gage was born in Toronto. He was was educated in Brampton and at the Toronto Normal School. Gage taught for three years and then briefly studied medicine. He was hired as a bookkeeper by publisher Adam Miller & Company. After Miller's death in 1875, Gage became a partner in the business. In 1879, the firm was renamed W. J. Gage & Company. The company specialized in textbooks, but also printed writing paper and envelopes. It was renamed Gage Educational and is now part of Nelson Publishing.