Plaque – Toronto
This memorial was erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario. The plaque is dedicated to Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806. He entered the army in 1770, and during the American Revolution commanded the 1st American Regiment. See the plaque inscription for more details.
Inscription
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LIEUT.-GENERAL JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE
1752-1806
Born in Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, Simcoe entered the army
in 1770, and during the American Revolution commanded the 1st
American Regiment (Queen’s Rangers). In 1791 he was appointed
the first Lieutenant-Governor of the newly formed Province of
Upper Canada. During his energetic administration, he improved
communications, encouraged immigration and founded York
(Toronto). In 1796 he returned to Wolford, his estate in Devonshire,
England, but during 1797 served as Governor and military commander
in British-occupied St. Domingo (Haiti). He commanded the Western
Military District, 1801-06, when England was threatened with
French invasion. Appointed Commander-in-Chief of India in 1806,
Simcoe died before taking up that post.
Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario
Plaque – Toronto
Ce monument commémoratif a été érigé par la Commission des sites archéologiques et historiques de l’Ontario. La plaque est dédiée au Lieutenant-général John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806), qui s’est enrôlé dans l’armée en 1770 et a commandé le 1st American Regiment durant la Révolution américaine. Voir l’inscription sur la plaque pour plus de détails.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.