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John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British Army general and the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796 in southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior.
Jun 11, 2024 · John Graves Simcoe (born February 25, 1752, Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, England—died October 26, 1806, Exeter, Devonshire) was a British soldier and statesman who became the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario).
Learn about the life and career of John Graves Simcoe, a British Army officer who led the Queen’s Rangers, a highly effective partisan unit in the Revolutionary War. Read how he was wounded three times, captured by Patriots, and became the first governor of Upper Canada.
Feb 7, 2006 · Learn about John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, who served in the American Revolutionary War and passed the Act Against Slavery. Find out his achievements, failures and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
Apr 13, 2015 · Learn about the historical Capt. John Graves Simcoe, a British officer and the first governor of Upper Canada, who was a nemesis of the Culper Ring in the Revolutionary War. Find out how he became a spy hunter, a light infantry pioneer, and an abolitionist.
A serious student of modern history, English and Latin poetry, Simcoe continued to study verse for most of his life. In 1775, Simcoe pursued a military career which sent him to Boston, Mass., two days after the battle of Bunker Hill. He served in the British army throughout the American Revolution.
Learn about the life and achievements of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Explore his military career, his role in establishing the civil government and his relations with the Indians and the loyalists.
