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Location: 1250 Dundas Street East, London
Emplacement : 1250, rue Dundas Est, London
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 42.996520, -81.206548
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
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Sir Adam Beck

Born at Baden, Ontario, Beck became a manufacturer in London which he represented in the Legislative Assembly (1902-19 and 1923-25). A member of the provincial cabinet (1905-14 and 1923-25) he presided in 1906 over the enactment of the law establishing the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission. From the creation of the Commission until his death at London he served as its chief administrative officer.

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Sir Adam Beck

Industriel, homme politique et administrateur, Adam Beck est né à Baden (Ontario) . Manufacturier à London qu’il représenta de 1902 à 1919 et de 1923 à 1925 à l’Assemblée législative, ministre dans le cabinet Ontarien de 1905 à 1914 et de 1923 à 1925, il patronna et fit adopter, en 1906, la loi qui nationalisa les ressources hydrauliques de la province. Il en présida la Commission administrative jusqu’à son décès, survenu à London.