Andrew Shearer (lumber merchant)

Andrew "Andy" Shearer was a Canadian lumber merchant and amateur ice hockey player. Andrew Shearer was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1864 to James Traill Shearer and Eliza Shearer (née Graham). His father was born in Rosegill near Dunnet in Caithnesshire in northern Scotland in 1822 and his mother was born in Montreal in 1827. James T. Shearer was a carpenter and lumber manufacturer and Andrew Shearer later worked as a lumber merchant and as a director of the James Shearer Company in Montreal. While in his 20s in Montreal Andy Shearer played ice hockey in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, an early league organized to determine the Canadian champion. Shearer played with the Montreal Victorias between 1883–1891 and in 1888 he captained the club to a second place finish behind the Montreal Hockey Club, scoring four goals in seven games in the process. Shearer played at the forward position.