John Graves Simcoe
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title:
John Graves Simcoe
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John Graves Simcoe 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, which is now known as Toronto, and was instrumental in introducing institutions such as courts of law, trial by jury, English common law, freehold land tenure, and also in the abolition of slavery in Upper Canada. His long-term goal was the development of Upper Canada (Ontario) as a model co
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British army officer (1752–1806)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graves_Simcoe
date created:
2001-08-01T19:11:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T20:54:05Z
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