George King Chisholm (September 4, 1814 – April 14, 1874) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
He was born in Nelson Township in Upper Canada in 1814, the son of William Chisholm. The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario William Chisholm ( October 15 1788 &ndash May 4 1842) was a farmer businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He studied at Upper Canada College and moved to Hamilton, later settling in Oakville. Upper Canada College (UCC is a private elementary and Secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Oakville ( 2006 population 165613, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827 He served in the Gore militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion and the Fenian raids. The Upper Canada Rebellion was along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838 The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States, on British army forts customs posts and other targets in Chisholm served as reeve of Trafalgar Township from 1830 to 1852. In 1841, he was appointed sergeant-at-arms for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the Legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada In 1849, he was injured during riots when the Rebellion Losses Bill was passed. The Rebellion Losses Bill (full name An Act to provide for the Indemnification of Parties in Lower Canada whose Property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years 1837 He resigned in 1854 and was elected to represent Halton in the legislative assembly. Halton County (area) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was elected as the first mayor of Oakville in 1857, serving until 1862; he served another term in 1873.
He died in Oakville in 1874.
His brother Robert Kerr served as postmaster. Robert Kerr Chisholm ( May 26 1819 &ndash February 27 1899) was a political figure in Oakville Ontario, serving as mayor in 1866
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| NAME | Chisholm, George King |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | farmer, politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nelson Township, Upper Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1874 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
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