Famous Hamiltonian's:John Strathearn Hendrie

John Strathearn Hendrie
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The Honourable Sir John Strathearn Hendrie, KCMG, CVO (August 15, 1857-July 17, 1923) was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.

John Hendrie was born in 1857 in Hamilton and was educated at Upper Canada College. He became a railway contractor and promoted the Hamilton Bridge Works. In 1885 he married Lena Henderson. A Member of Provincial Parliament from 1902 to 1914, he held the positions of Minister without Portfolio and Hydro-Electric Commissioner. He also commanded the 2nd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. Hendrie was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1914 and served until 1919. Much of his time in Office was spent helping the War Effort and hosting soldiers, seamen and dignitaries at Government House. He was knighted in 1915, and died in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1923.

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Famous Hamiltonian's:George Hamilton

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George Hamilton (October 1788-February 20, 1836) was a businessman and politician in Upper Canada, who founded the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

He was born at Queenston Heights in 1788 (1787 in some sources), the son of Robert Hamilton, and educated in Scotland. Hamilton served at the Battle of Queenston Heights and the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812.

In 1815, he purchased 257 acres in Barton Township from James Durand, who represented the region in the House of Assembly. Together with a neighbouring landowner, he set up a town site. The new town was to become the capital of the new Gore District. Hamilton provided land for a court house and jail. The police village of Hamilton was incorporated in 1833.

Hamilton represented the riding of Wentworth in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1821 to 1830, where he tended to support moderate reformers and encourage immigration to Canada. He helped set up a canal to link Hamilton harbour to Lake Ontario and worked to secure funding for the court house and jail.

He died in Hamilton in 1836.

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