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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.
Feb 7, 2006 · John Graves Simcoe, army officer, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (born 25 February 1752 in Cotterstock, Britain; died 26 October 1806 in Exeter, Britain).
John Graves Simcoe was the leader of the most successful British partisan unit in the Revolutionary War from New York to South Carolina.
Jun 11, 2024 · John Graves Simcoe (born February 25, 1752, Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, England—died October 26, 1806, Exeter, Devonshire) was a British soldier and statesman who became the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario).
Apr 13, 2015 · There was a real Capt. John Graves Simcoe in 1776, who later came up against the Culper Ring. The source material for Turn, the book Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose, refers to that Simcoe...
While John Graves Simcoe occupies a modest and very minor place in English history, he holds a distinctive honour in the history of our province. He was Upper Canada's first lieutenant-governor and the most effective of all British officials dispatched from London to preside over a pioneer society.
John Graves Simcoe. 1752-1806. Wolford Lodge, Devonshire. Simcoe’s long-range goal was to oversee the development of Upper Canada into a model British colony. Before he arrived in Upper Canada, Simcoe formulated some elaborate plans for the development of the new province.
