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John Graves Simcoe

First Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada · 1752-1806

Founded York, built the first roads, and passed the Empire's first law against slavery.

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Life story

1. February 25, 1752 · England
   Born at Cotterstock in Northamptonshire
2. 1791 · Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
   Appointed the first lieutenant-governor of the new province of Upper Canada
3. July 9, 1793 · Niagara-on-the-Lake
   Pushed through the Act Against Slavery after the sale of Chloe Cooley
4. August 1793 · Toronto
   Founded York, the future Toronto, as a naval and military base
5. 1796 · Toronto
   Left Canada in poor health after five years
6. October 26, 1806 · England
   Died at Exeter

In the timeline

• 1791 — The Constitutional Act

Sources

• Wikipedia article: John Graves Simcoe
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia