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	John Graves Simcoe - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE (1752-1806), British soldier and first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, was born at Cotterstock, Northumberland, England, on the 25th of February 1752.
		His father, John Simcoe, who was a captain in the Royal Navy, died in 1759, and his only brother was drowned in early youth.
		Simcoe's ideas of colonial government were dominated by military and aristocratic conceptions quite unsuited to the pioneer conditions of Upper Canada.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /John_Graves_Simcoe (434 words)

	Early Canada Historical Narratives -- JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE
		John Graves Simcoe, a member of the House of Commons that approved the act, envisaged a fine settlement in Upper Canada populated by Loyalists, many of whom he had led as members of the Queen's Rangers during the revolution.
		Simcoe was motivated by a single-minded passion to distinguish himself in some way in the colonies and his appointment as lieutenant governor stimulated his natural enthusiasm and boundless energy.
		Simcoe's pursuit of perfection was described by one historian as "an orgy of enthusiasm," by which he intended to establish a model of Mother England in the wastelands of Upper Canada, where Simcoe envisioned a mini-aristocracy with himself at the top.
	www.uppercanadahistory.ca /simcoe/simcoe1.html (6478 words)

	John Graves Simcoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario plus the shoreline of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior) from 1791-1796.
		Simcoe was selected as the Lieutenant-Governor, and made plans to move to Upper Canada with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Sophia, leaving three other daughters behind with their aunt.
		The town of Simcoe in southwestern Ontario and Simcoe County to the west and north of Lake Simcoe are named for him (Lake Simcoe itself was named by John Graves Simcoe for his father).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Graves_Simcoe (902 words)

	John Graves Simcoe's Journal [1/2]
		Simcoe understood that Nimham, an Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy; and by his spies, who were excellent, he was informed that they were highly elated at the retreat of Emmerick's corps, and applied it to the whole of the light troops at Kingsbridge.
		Simcoe that he understood there was a piquet of the enemy two miles off to the right of the White-plains, and desired that he would send a party to the Plains to watch that quarter, while he galloped on to the enemy's post.
		Simcoe; the house was immediately forced, and, no resistance being made, the officers shut the doors of the different rooms, to prevent the irritated soldiers from revenging their unfortunate [p93] comrade: the man, who fired was the only person killed; but Thomas, after Lt. Col.
	home.golden.net /~marg/bansite/src/simcoesjournal1.html (11179 words)

	Simcoe, John Graves
		Simcoe joined the British army as a young man. He first came to North America during the AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
		Simcoe would have preferred to establish his capital at what he called New London, on the Thames River, but he lacked the resources at that time.
		Simcoe went on to be governor of Santo Domingo in the Caribbean (1797) and later of the Western District of England.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0007405 (360 words)

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		Simcoe remained in Canada until July 1796 when he returned to England but his stay was short.
		Simcoe was buried with full military honours at Wolford Chapel on the family estate.
		Simcoe's sons Henry and Francis were both educated at king's School.
	www.queensrangers.co.uk /simcoe.html (421 words)

	JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		His father, John Simcoe, who was a captain in the Royal Navy, died in 1759, and his only brother was drowned in early youth.
		Simcoes ideas of colonial government were dominated by military and aristocratic conceptions quite unsuited to the pioneer conditions of Upper Canada.
		Thus, while his administration was characterized by the most disinterested devotion to what he conceived to be for the best interests of the province, it was rendered ineffective by the impracticable character of his projects and the friction which developed between himself and Lord Dorchester, the governorgeneral.
	46.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SIMCOE_JOHN_GRAVES.htm (451 words)

	Simcoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, now modern-day southern Ontario, Canada.
		Simcoe North, a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario.
		Simcoe South, Simcoe East and Simcoe Centre, former federal electoral districts located in the province of Ontario.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simcoe (175 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Graves Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario plus the shoreline of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior) from 1791-1796.
		Simcoe was selected as the Lieutenant-Governor, and made plans to move to Upper Canada with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Sophia, leaving three other daughters behind with their aunt.
		Simcoe started to sell strips of Canadian land to American settlers, in the hopes that they would become loyalists and aid Canada if there were ever a war between them and the United States.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/John_Graves_Simcoe (638 words)

	19th Century Conflict and Change in Canada - John Graves Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe was born in Cotter stock,Northamptonshire on the 25th of February 1752.
		John Graves Simcoe was born in Cotter stock, Northamptonshire.
		Simcoe was one of the men who in 1793 founded the city of York, later Toronto.
	smcdsb.on.ca /mdy/Simcoe.htm (604 words)

	Ontario Heritage Trust - John Graves Simcoe — Ontario's First Lieutenant-Governor
		John Graves Simcoe was born on February 25, 1752 in Cotterstock, Northamptonshire in Britain.
		When the Simcoe family arrived at Quebec City on November 11, it was too late in the season to make the journey to Upper Canada and they spent the winter in Quebec becoming familiar with Canadian social life and the responsibilities of the office of lieutenant-governor.
		Simcoe was "delighted with the beauty of the Country and Industry of the Inhabitants" and soon began to implement his plans to develop the province.
	www.heritagefdn.on.ca /userfiles/HTML/nts_1_2724_1.html (1185 words)

	Governor Simcoe Branch, UELAC - Governor Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe was born on 25 February, 1752, in the village of Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, to John Simcoe, a captain in the Royal Navy, and Katherine Stamford.
		Simcoe directed the first draft of the city plan, and under his direction the site was surveyed and divided into lots, and a location for parliament buildings was decided upon.
		Simcoe's command was changed from Upper Canada to Santa Domingo, where he was to restore order by handling a French invasion and staving off a slave rebellion.
	www.uelgovsimcoe.org /simcoe.php (676 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
		Simcoe made the exaggerated claim that the corps never gave a false alarm, never destroyed civilian property, never had a sentry surprised, and only once lost a patrol.
		Simcoe had been slow to accept the established facts of American unity and independence, and continued to think that they represented a political rather than a military threat to Upper Canada.
		Simcoe exerted himself, as an agent of that diplomacy and subsequently, to maintain British influence with the Ohio valley Indians, both to keep their claims as a counter in Anglo-American negotiations and to avoid their resentment if abandoned.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBioPrintable.asp?BioId=36781 (4708 words)

	John Graves Simcoe's Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In 1752, John Graves Simcoe was born the third of four sons to Captain John Simcoe and Katherine Stamford, in Cotterstock, England.
		During the war, Simcoe was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and acquired a reputation as a tactical theorist.
		Simcoe continued in the British army after the American Revolution and in 1801 was promoted to lieutenant general, dying in 1806 while in command of a British expedition being sent to Portugal.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /ElizabethSimcoe/johnbio.html (149 words)

	Bio Notes: John Graves Simcoe
		When other provincial regiments were switched over to red coats, Simcoe successfully defended his unit's green jackets as far more practical for their type of warfare, particularly once they had faded enough to blend into a background of forests and fields.
		Simcoe was taken prisoner by the rebels in 1779, but he was exchanged and continued in active service throughout 1780-81.
		Simcoe was in poor health throughout the siege, and he was among the first officers sent home on parole, arriving in London in December, 1781.
	home.golden.net /~marg/bansite/friends/simcoe.html (986 words)

	Articles & Essays
		John Graves Simcoe, outstanding career soldier and military leader of the Queen's Rangers during the American Revolutionary war, is appointed first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1791 -1796, under Sir Guy Carleton/Lord Dorchester.
		Simcoe saw the Toronto area as a natural naval arsenal, and was not disposed to granting lands to Toronto's French forbears.
		Now accompanying the Simcoes to Canada are their one-year old son Francis, their 3 year old daughter Sophia, a few servants, and several soldiers of the Queen's Rangers, a "guerilla" regiment Simcoe had created to fight American rebels fifteen years earlier in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
	www.cpachter.com /projects/pro_articles_Simcoe.html (6566 words)

	American troops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This was due to Simcoe's dedication to training, use of innovative tactics, and his prohibition against plundering and marauding.
		Simcoe and most of the Rangers were spirited out of Yorktown aboard the sloop "Bonetta", which Cornwallis had been allowed to keep according to the surrender terms.
		Simcoe was later appointed commander in chief of British forces in India but died before actually taking command.
	www.nps.gov /archive/colo/Ythanout/Simcoebio.htm (304 words)

	Col. John Graves Simcoe, London's History, LRAHM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This portrait was presented to Reverend (later Bishop) Hellmuth when he visited two of the unmarried daughters of Col. Simcoe in the 1860s while collecting funds for the establishment of Huron College.
		Simcoe selected the Forks of Thames as the capital of Upper Canada even before he left England and even before there was an Upper Canada.
		Early in 1791, he wrote to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society: "I mean to establish a Capital in the very heart of the country, upon the River La Tranche (Thames).
	www.londonmuseum.on.ca /Artifacts/TheForks/simcoe.html (237 words)

	John Graves Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 - October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario) from 1791-1796.
		Along with Lake Simcoe, the town of Simcoe in southwestern Ontario is also named for him.
		Civic holiday on the first Monday in August in Ontario is often called "Simcoe Day" in honour of Simcoe[1].
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/john_graves_simcoe (877 words)

	John Graves Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe was a courageous leader in war and in peace.
		Graves was born in 1752, the son of Captain John Simcoe, a naval officer who died in 1759 while on service with General Wolfe's expedition in Canada.
		Simcoe, however, did not get on with the Governor-General Lord Dorchester, with whom he had had a dispute dating back to Simcoe's time with the Queen's Rangers.
	www.herontrips.com /Simcoe.html (574 words)

	Travels With Elizabeth Simcoe: John Graves Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe was born at Cotterstock, England in 1752, the only son of John and Katherine Simcoe.
		Simcoe began the process of road construction and the survey of town and rural lots on which organized settlement were to be based.
		As the first incumbent in the office, Simcoe established the basis of government that was to endure in the province for the next fifty years.
	www.archives.gov.on.ca /english/exhibits/simcoe/john.htm (715 words)

	Simcoe John Graves - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Simcoe, John Graves (1752-1806), British soldier and diplomat, born in Cotterstock, England.
		Swigert, John Leonard, Jr.: Apollo 13 in Grave Peril
		This Los Angeles Times article discusses the problems encountered by the Apollo 13 spacecraft, which was forced to cancel its lunar landing because...
	encarta.msn.com /Simcoe_John_Graves.html (141 words)

	Who was an early advocate for higher education in Upper Canada? First lieutenant-governor John Graves Simcoe
		John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, had been in favour of a college in the colony.
		Such an institution, wrote Simcoe, "would give a tone of principle and manners that would be of infinite support to government." Of perhaps more importance, it would also help prevent students from picking up subversive ideas in the United States, where, "owing to the cheapness of education...
		As Simcoe had done a quarter of a century earlier, Strachan warned of the danger faced by sending students to the United States for their education.
	www.newsandevents.utoronto.ca /bios/02/history1.htm (838 words)

	Col. John Graves Simcoe, London's History, LRAHM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This portrait was presented to Reverend (later Bishop) Hellmuth when he visited two of the unmarried daughters of Col. Simcoe in the 1860s while collecting funds for the establishment of Huron College.
		Simcoe selected the Forks of Thames as the capital of Upper Canada even before he left England and even before there was an Upper Canada.
		Early in 1791, he wrote to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society: "I mean to establish a Capital in the very heart of the country, upon the River La Tranche (Thames).
	collections.ic.gc.ca /london/simcoe.html (237 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Graves Simcoe (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Graves Simcoe[sim´kO] Pronunciation Key, 1752–1806, British army officer, first governor of Upper Canada (Ontario).
		Zealous to make the province a strong colony, Simcoe encouraged immigration (particularly of the American Loyalists), fostered agricultural development, and urged the imperial government to establish a provincial college.
		He was sent (1796) to take part in the ineffective campaign in Haiti and then returned to England.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Simcoe-J.html (227 words)

	Lord Simcoe Hotel - Toronto
		John Graves Simcoe was born in Cotterstock, England, on February 25, 1752.
		Simcoe was raised in Exeter by his mother and educated at Exeter Free Grammar School, Eton and Oxford.
		Simcoe was captured in an ambush in 1779 and spent three months as a prisoner.
	www.scripophily.net /lorsimhotlim.html (667 words)

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