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Colonel Thomas Talbot ( July 19 1771- February 5 1853) was born at Malahide Castle in Ireland. He emigrated to Canada in 1791, where he became personal secretary to John Graves Simcoe, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. In 1800 he received a grant of 5,000 acres (20 kmē) near what is now Port Talbot , and eventually was given responsibility for settling 65,000 acres (263 kmē) of land on the north shore of Lake Erie, today's counties of Elgin, Essex, Haldimand, KentKent County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. The county was created in 1792. On January 1, 1998, the county was amalgamated into the single-tier city of Chatham-Kent. See also List of Ontario census divisions. External Link Histor, MiddlesexMiddlesex County is a census division located in Western Ontario. The administrative centre of the county is London, though the area of that city is now separated from the jurisdiction of the county. The population of the county outside of London is about and NorfolkNorfolk (pronounced 'nor-foke') is a county on Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario. Norfolk's history has been closely associated with that of the neighbouring Haldimand County. Norfolk was first created as a county in 1792. In 1800, Haldimand was formed fr. The principal city of this region today is London, OntarioLondon is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of about 381,267; its metropolitan area has a population of about 447,286 ( 2002). It was settled in 1826 and established as a city in 1855. London and the surrounding area (roughly, the t.Talbot's administration was despotic. He was infamous for writing settlers' names on the settlement map in pencil. However, his insistence on provision of good roads, maintenance of the roads by the settlers, and the removal of Crown and clergy reserveClergy reserves were tracts of land in Upper Canada and Lower Canada reserved for the support of Protestant clergy by the Constitutional Act of 1791 which established the two provinces. One-eighth of all crown lands were reserved, with Protestant clergy is from main roads quickly resulted in the Talbot Settlement becoming the most prosperous part of the province. Eventually, however, he began to make political demands on the settlers, after which his power was reduced by the provincial government. Talbot's abuse of power was a contributing factor in the Upper Canada RebellionThe Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Patriotes Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the colonial government in 1837 and 1838. Collectively they are also known as the Rebellions of 1837 while the Patriotes Rebellion is also called the L of 1837.
He died in London, Ontario in 1853.
The town of St. Thomas, OntarioThomas ( 2001 population 33,236) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The city, located at the intersection of two historical roads, was first settled in 1810. It was named the seat of the new Elgin County in 1844 and was incorporated in 1852. It of was named after him.
Talbot, Thomas
Talbot, Thomas
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