Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey 1784-1857
Text from the plaque
A merchant and ship-owner in his native England, Pinhey came to Upper Canada in 1820. For his services as King's messenger during the Napoleonic Wars, he received a 405 ha land grant on the Ottawa River. Within a decade he had built up an estate which he named Horaceville after his elder son. In addition to a manor house and barns, it included mills, a store and a church. Pinhey took a leading part in township and district affairs. He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1847, served as Warden of the Dalhousie District, and as the first Warden of Carleton County. Horaceville remained in family hands until 1959 when it was purchased by the National Capital Commission.
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Find the place
The City of Ottawa
Beside the farthest parking lot at Pinhey's Estate
on the Ottawa River, 19 km north of Highway 417 exit 138
N 45 26.369 W 75 57.265
Recorded June 2004. Check current access before visiting.