George Hamilton

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George Hamilton was a Canadian merchant and city founder best known for establishing the townsite that became the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

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George Hamilton canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city founder ⓘ
human ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
activity selling town lots to settlers and speculators ⓘ
subdividing land into town lots ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical plaques in Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ
use of his name for the city of Hamilton ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish Canadian ⓘ
familyName Hamilton ⓘ
founded townsite of Hamilton, Upper Canada ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation namesake of the city of Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ
hasNotableRelative Alexander Hamilton (Queenston merchant) ⓘ
Catharine Askin ⓘ
Robert Hamilton ⓘ
Robert Hamilton Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Robert Hamilton
influenced urban development of Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ
knownFor laying out a townsite around Court House Square in Barton Township ⓘ
promoting Hamilton as the judicial and administrative centre of the Gore District ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legacy Hamilton, Ontario grew into a major industrial city in Canada ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Barton Township, Gore District, Upper Canada ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
notableFor founding the townsite that became Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ
occupation landowner ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
owned lot 14, concession 3, Barton Township ⓘ
lot 15, concession 3, Barton Township ⓘ
participatedIn War of 1812 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Queenston, Upper Canada ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hamilton, Upper Canada ⓘ
propertyDevelopment Court House Square, Hamilton townsite ⓘ
regionOfActivity Barton Township ⓘ
Niagara Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Region

Upper Canada ⓘ
relativeType Alexander Hamilton (Queenston merchant) – half‑brother ⓘ
Catharine Askin – mother ⓘ
Robert Hamilton Jr. – brother ⓘ
linked to: Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton – father ⓘ
religion Anglican ⓘ
residence Hamilton, Upper Canada ⓘ
Queenston, Upper Canada ⓘ
servedIn militia of Upper Canada ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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Hamilton, Ontario → namedAfter → George Hamilton ⓘ
subject linked to: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario → foundedBy → George Hamilton ⓘ
subject linked to: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
George Thomas Hamilton → father → George Hamilton ⓘ
George William Hamilton → father → George Hamilton ⓘ
Hamilton, Upper Canada → foundedBy → George Hamilton ⓘ
Hamilton, Upper Canada → namedAfter → George Hamilton ⓘ
Barton Township → associatedWithPerson → George Hamilton ⓘ
Barton Township → townFoundedBy → George Hamilton ⓘ