Oliver Mowat

Oliver Mowat

male, deceased (1903)
Canadian of Scottish descent, ontario lawyer, conservative party, alderman, Scottish Canadian, Canadian…Father of Confederation, Leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario, confederation, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Ontario premier
Sir Oliver Mowat, GCMG, PC, QC (July 22, 1820 - 19 April, 1903) was a Canadian politician, and premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896. He is one of...
William Osler

William Osler

male, deceased (1919)
McGill University alumni, Canadian expatriate in the United Kingdom, Canadian Baronets, Pre-Confederation Ontario, Canadian expatriate academic in the United States, Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom…From Hamilton, Ontario
Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 - December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician. He has been called one of the greatest icons of modern...
John Strachan

John Strachan

male, deceased (1867)
Scottish migrant to Ontario, Anglican bishops by diocese in Canada, Scottish, British, Anglican priest, Canadian…Pre-Confederation Ontario
The Right Reverend Dr. John Strachan (April 12, 1778 - November 1, 1867) was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of...
James Fitzgibbon

James Fitzgibbon

male, deceased (1863)
British military personnel of the War of 1812, Pre-Confederation Ontario, captain, Battle of Lundy's Lane, Battle of Beaver Dams, guerrilla warfare
James FitzGibbon was a British soldier and hero of the War of 1812. He enlisted in the Knight of Glin’s Yeomanry Corps at age 15. Three years la...
John By

John By

male, deceased (1836)
civil engineer, Royal Engineers officer, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineer, Saint Lawrence River, Ottawa River…Pre-Confederation Ontario
Lieutenant-Colonel John By (probably 7 August 1779 - 1 February 1836) was an English military engineer, best remembered for supervising the...
Joseph Brant

Joseph Brant

male, deceased (1807)
British officer in the American Revolution, From Akron, Ohio, Native American, brandt, Canadian, george iii…Pre-Confederation Ontario
Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (c. 1742 - 24 November 1807) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during the American Revolutionary War....
Laura Secord

Laura Secord

female, deceased (1868)
American migrant to Canada, Battle of Beaver Dams, Niagara peninsula, Pre-Confederation Ontario, North American colonial women in warfare, Queenston…From Niagara Falls, Ontario
Laura Secord (née Ingersoll) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812. She is known as Canada's Paul Revere. Laura Ingersoll was born in Great B...
James Craig Watson

James Craig Watson

male, deceased (1880)
University of Michigan, Astronomer, Canadian American, naturalized citizen of the United States, asteroid, Asteroid discoverer…from Elgin County, Ontario, Pre-Confederation Ontario
James Craig Watson was a Canadian-American astronomer born in the village of Fingal, Ontario Canada. His family relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan in...
Sandford Fleming

Sandford Fleming

male, deceased (1915)
Presbyterian, Scottish migrant to Ontario, knight, Stamp designer, From Peterborough, Ontario, From Fife…Pre-Confederation Ontario
Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 - July 22, 1915) was a prolific Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor, known for introducing Universal...