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SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES, army officer and colonial administrator: b. 25 Feb. 1752 in Cotterstock, England, son of Captain John Simcoe, a naval officer, and Katherine Stamford; m. 30 Dec. 1782 Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim*, and they had 11 children; d. 26 Oct. 1806 in Exeter, England. John Graves Simcoe was the third of four sons, and the only one to ...
5 de sept. de 2017 · John Graves Simcoe was born 25 February 1752 in Cotterstock, England to Katherine and John Simcoe. He was educated at Oxford and served as an officer with the British army in the American Revolutionary War. He was a successful commander achieving the rank of lieutenant-colonel and was wounded three times before being captured in 1779 and sent ...
John Graves Simcoe was appointed the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada by the British Parliament after the passage of the Constitutional Act in 1791. He travelled to Canada the following year with his wife, Elizabeth, and one of three daughters.
26 de feb. de 2015 · Simcoe, John Graves. 1752-1806. Following a first class education at Exeter, Eton, and Oxford, John Graves Simcoe entered British military service in 1771 as an ensign in the 35th Regiment. As a result of distiguished service at the Battle of Brandywine, Simcoe was selected as the new commander of the Provincial Queen's Rangers, a Loyalist unit.
SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES, officier et administrateur colonial, né le 25 février 1752 à Cotterstock, Angleterre, fils du capitaine John Simcoe, officier de marine, et de Katherine Stamford ; le 30 décembre 1782, il épousa Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim*, et ils eurent 11 enfants ; décédé le 26 octobre 1806 à Exeter, Angleterre.
16 de may. de 2009 · Simcoe, John Graves, 1752-1806. Publication date 1844 Topics Queen's Rangers, 1776-1781, American loyalists Publisher New York : Bartlett & Welford Collection
17 de jun. de 2015 · John Graves Simcoe served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, from 1791 to 1796, and was significant in shaping the nation. He named many prominent Canadian natural features and towns, established the capital city of York, and was instrumental in establishing the governance of Canada, including restricting the slave trade in 1793, leading to its total abolition in 1810: full 24 ...
