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George Hamilton (c. October 1788 – February 20, 1836) was a Canadian merchant and politician who founded the city of Hamilton, Ontario. Life and career ...
The town of Hamilton was conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812. [4] Nathaniel Hughson, a property owner to the north, cooperated with George Hamilton to prepare a proposal for a courthouse and jail on Hamilton's property. Hamilton offered the land to the crown for the future site.
1815 – A chopping mill is the first industry in Hamilton, Ontario. [14] 1815 – George Hamilton, a settler and local politician, established a town site in the northern portion Barton Township after the war in 1815. He kept several east–west roads which were originally Indian trails, but the north–south streets were on a regular grid ...
George Hamilton (MP for Wells) (c. 1697–1775), member of parliament for Wells and for St Johnstown, Donegal; George Hamilton (Irish judge) (1732–1793), Irish politician, barrister and judge; George Hamilton (1732–1796), MP for Augher; George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860), prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1852 ...
List of Indirectly-elected Mayors of Hamilton, Ontario from 1847 to 1859; No. Photo Name (Birth–Death) Term Council Election 1 Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808–1856) 1847 1847: 2 George Sylvester Tiffany (1805–1856) 1848 1848 3 William L. Distin (1789–1879) 1849 1849 4 John Fisher (1806–1882) 1850 1850 5 John Rose Holden (1821–1879) 1851 ...
George Stevens Hamilton [1] (born August 12, 1939) [2] is an American actor. For his debut performance in Crime and Punishment U.S.A. (1959), Hamilton won a Golden ...
There are 15 National Historic Sites designated in Hamilton, [1] of which one (HMCS Haida) is administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ). [2] Burlington Heights was designated in 1929 and was the first site designated within what are now the boundaries of Hamilton.
Peter George (1941–2017), economist and university administrator, formerly president of McMaster University in Hamilton [10] Peter Hess (1779–1855), farmer, landowner; Peter and Hess Streets in the city are named after him, and Caroline Street is named after one of his daughters [ 1 ]