John Graves Simcoe
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 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.
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Date of Birth
February 25th, 1752
Age
272
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
October 26th, 1806
Died Aged
54
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