Ezekiel Hart was a Canadian entrepreneur and politician. He was born at Trois-Rivières, Quebec in 1770, the son of Aaron Hart and Dorothea Judah. Hart established a brewery in Trois-Rivières and, on April 11 1807 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. He caused great controversy when, being Jewish he swore his oath on a Jewish Bible. At the time, British laws prohibited Jews from such positions, and Hart was expelled from the assembly. Wikipedia
HART , EZEKIEL (Ezechiel), businessman, seigneur, militia officer, jp, and politician; b. 15May1770 in Trois-Rivires, Que., second son of Aaron Hart and Dorothea Judah; d. there 16Sept.1843. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=37551
"Died, at Three Rivers, on Saturday, the 16 th instant, Ezekiel Hart, Esq., Seigneur of Becancourt, aged 73. www.jewish-history.com/Occident/volume1/nov1843/obituary....
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