Lieutenant Colonel John Simcoe

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:advocated_for abolition of slavery
education reforms
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Patriot
gptkbp:birth_date February 25, 1752
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Cemetery,_Toronto
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Graves_Simcoe
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Queen's_Rangers
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:death_date July 26, 1806
gptkbp:died gptkb:Ancestry.com
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:established gptkb:Simcoe_County
first legislative assembly in Upper Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel John Simcoe
gptkbp:influenced Canadian history
urban planning in Toronto
gptkbp:is_active_in late 18th century
gptkbp:is_recognized_for gptkb:military
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:led_to expedition against the American rebels
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:John_Graves_Simcoe
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Toronto
gptkbp:notable_for founding of York, Ontario
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Dartmouth,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Kirkcudbright,_Scotland
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Peter_Hunter
gptkbp:promoted settlement in Upper Canada
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:role gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Clinton
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Simcoe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Francis_Gore
gptkbp:supported gptkb:British_loyalists
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:was_influenced_by British military traditions
gptkbp:was_known_for leadership in Upper Canada
gptkbp:was_part_of British colonial administration
gptkbp:wrote A Journal of the Operations of the Queen's Rangers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Springfield
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