John Graves Simcoe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Graves Simcoe

British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1752

Place of Birth: Cotterstock, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1806

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British Army general and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796 in southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior.
He founded York (now Toronto) and was instrumental in introducing institutions such as courts of law, trial by jury, English common law, and freehold land tenure, and also in the abolition of slavery in Canada. His long-term goal was the development of Upper Canada (Ontario) as a model community built on aristocratic and conservative principles, designed to demonstrate the superiority of those principles to the Republicanism and democracy of the United States.
His energetic efforts were only partially successful in establishing a local gentry, a thriving Church of England, and an anti-American coalition with select Indigenous nations.
He is seen by many Canadians as a founding figure in Canadian history, especially by those in Southern Ontario.
He is commemorated in Toronto with Simcoe Day.

George Theodore Berthon (1806–1892)
Alternative names	George Théodore Berthon; George-Théodore Berthon; George-Theodore Berthon
Description	French-Canadian painter
Date of birth/death	3 May 1806	18 January 1892
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Toronto
Work location	England, Canada (after 1845 date QS:P,+1845-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1845-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 )
Authority control	: Q3101958 VIAF: 31867289 ISNI: 0000 0000 6705 4442 ULAN: 500019736 LCCN: nr93012947 RKD: 7628 WorldCat