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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).
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.
John Graves Simcoe. John Graves Simcoe was born at Cotterstock, England in 1752, the only son of John and Katherine Simcoe. He was educated at Oxford and entered the army as a ensign of the 35th Foot in 1770. He was posted to Boston at the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775.
John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor, opened the doors to American settlers who were not Loyalists. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History)
