Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806

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Plaque Location

England
Devon
In Wolford Chapel, Honiton and at Cathedral Close
near St. Peter's Cathedral

Coordinates: N 50 50.418 W 03 13.606

Plaque Text

During his five-year term as the first lieutenant-governor of the newly-created province of Upper Canada (1791-96), Simcoe was responsible for establishing the provincial legislature, founding the town of York, limiting slavery in the province, encouraging settlement and immigration, and opening major communication routes throughout Upper Canada.

Photo by contributor Anonymous - August, 2010

Plaque Location

England
Devon
On the grounds of the Exeter Cathedral

Plaque Text

The first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, present-day Ontario, John Graves Simcoe was born in Cotterstock, Northamptonshire and attended Exeter Free Grammar School in his early youth. He entered the army in 1770 and commanded a regiment in the American Revolution. During his active administration of Upper Canada, 1791-96, Simcoe laid the foundation for the province's orderly growth and development. He died in a house on this site and is buried at Wolford Chapel, Dunkeswell, near Honiton.

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John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806

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