Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Military officer
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Education reforms
Indigenous rights Transportation improvements Constitutional government |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Upper_Canada War of 1812 British_colonial_administration |
| gptkbp:awards |
Order of the Bath
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
February 25, 1752
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Galloway,_Scotland
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:John_Simcoe
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| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Queen's_Rangers
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Development of Ontario
Infrastructure_development_in_Ontario Cultural_heritage_of_Ontario |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
July 26, 1806
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| gptkbp:diedIn |
gptkb:Kingston,_Ontario
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Simcoe_County
York (Toronto) Simcoe's_military_legacy |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Promoting_Loyalist_values
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Canadian_history
Canadian_politics Canadian_law Historical_narratives_in_Canada Social_policies_in_Ontario Urban_planning_in_Toronto |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:William_Howe
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Military leadership
Military tactics Establishing legal frameworks Establishing the first anti-slavery legislation in the British Empire Advocating_for_Loyalist_rights Founding_Toronto Promoting_Loyalist_settlement |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Simcoe_Day
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Colonel
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| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
Scottish |
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Father_of_Ontario
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
First Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:St._James'_Cathedral,_Toronto
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
Loyalist
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:John_Butler
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| gptkbp:promoted |
Civic engagement
Agricultural_development |
| gptkbp:rank |
Lieutenant Colonel
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Loyalist_migration
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| gptkbp:serviceBranch |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1770-1796
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Elizabeth_Simcoe
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Peter_Russell
|
| gptkbp:supported |
Religious freedom
Public health initiatives |