The Stinsons moved to Hamilton in 1830 and established a dry goods, grocery, hardware and crockery business on
King Street East in the "Stinson Block", the first brick business block in Hamilton. In 1831 he established a branch store in
Dundas, Ontario. He was an extensive landowner in not only in Hamilton, Ontario but as well as
Chicago,
St. Paul, Minnesota, and
Superior City, Wisconsin, which he named. Stinson also established the Stinson Bank in 1847 on the corner of
James and
King William Street in Hamilton. It lasted until 1900. He died 13 March 1864 at
Hamilton, Ontario, and is buried in
Hamilton Cemetery. ==Tribute==