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	Cawthra Burns Cawthra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Cawthra (1789–1851), merchant, distiller and political figure in Upper Canada Joseph Cawthra (1759–1842), Canadian merchant and politician * Joseph Hermon Cawthra (1886–1957), British sculptor Mark Cawthra (born 1961), musician and music producer working in the UK William Cawthra (1801–1880), the eldest son of Joseph Cawthra, patriarch of the Cawthra family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada See also Cawthra family of Toronto, famous for its business, social and cultural contributions to the city Cawthra Park Secondary School Cawthra Park Secondary School, also known as CPSS, is a public high school built-in 1972 located in Southeast Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is one of two Regional Arts Schools in the Peel District School Board. Cawthra Park provides instructi ... , a public high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Cawthra John Cawthra (1789–1851) was a merchant, distiller and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Simcoe from 1828 to 1830 in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada as a Reformer. He was born in England somewhere near Guiseley, the son of Joseph Cawthra and Mary Turnpenny, and came to Toronto with his father while still young. He served in the militia during the War of 1812 and in this war he helped to save the life of Lieutenant Archibald MacLean. After the battle he was offered reward money for the capture of Detroit however he did not take it. Cawthra settled in Newmarket about 1822. Cawthra died in Newmarket. A heritage marker in Newmarket marks the site of his trading post, later replaced by Cawthra House, his residence, a general store and the town's first bank. His son was Henry Cawthra (1830-1904), a barrister, and his daughter Mary (d. 1882) was the mother of William Mulock Sir William Mulock (January 19, 1843 – October 1, 1944) was a Canadian lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Cawthra Joseph Cawthra (14 October 1759 – 15 February 1842) was a Canadian merchant and politician. Cawthra arrived in York, Upper Canada, (now Toronto) from Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, in 1802. He was granted a tract of land in Mississauga, Ontario (which at the time was undeveloped rural property) by the Crown, provided he built a home on it within four years. The land remained in the hands of the Cawthra Family up until the 1970s, and much of it is now retained by the City of Mississauga as parkland. Cawthra married Mary Turnpenny in 1801 and they had at least 9 children, 6 sons and three daughters, including: * William Cawthra (1801–1880) - Toronto City Alderman 1836, merchant and philanthropist John Cawthra (1789–1851) - Newmarket merchant and member for Simcoe County in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (1828–1830) twins Henry (1787-1854) and Joseph (1787-1790) Jonathan Cawthra (1791-1868) - Private in Captain Cameron's Company of the 3rd Regiment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Joseph Hermon Cawthra Joseph Hermon Cawthra (1886–1971), was an English monumental sculptor. During his lifetime he was considered among the leading classical sculptors working in Britain and received several commissions for public monuments, war memorials and architectural sculptures. Biography Joseph Hermon Cawthra was born in Baildon in Yorkshire, the son of Silas and Ellen Cawthra. From the age of 14 he spent seven years as an apprentice to a monumental stone mason while, from 1904, taking evening classes at the Salts Art School in Shipley until 1907. He then spent two years, from 1907 to 1909, at the Leeds School of Art before moving to London where he studied at the Royal College of Art until 1911 and then the Royal Academy Schools until 1916. Cawthra was deemed unfit for active service in World War I and spent part of the conflict carving wooden aircraft propellers for the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, he briefly worked for the sculptor Paul Raphael Montford before establishing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mark Cawthra Mark Cawthra is an English musician and record producer working in the UK. He was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Biography Cawthra's first serious musical activity was in an early (unnamed) music project with schoolfriend Tim Smith (bass guitar) and David Philpot (keyboards), a band in which he was the drummer. The music, a mix of jazz and rock, drew inspiration from the "Canterbury" bands, particularly Egg. After a period of playing drums with other musicians around Kingston upon Thames, he moved to North Yorkshire and lived there for the whole of 1978. He returned to London in 1979, following an invitation to join Tim and Jim Smith in Cardiac Arrest (replacing Peter Tagg on drums). Other members of the band at this time were Colvin Mayers (keyboards), (later to play with Adrian Borland in The Sound), and Mick Pugh (vocals). The Cardiac Arrest album '' The Obvious Identity'' was recorded at this time. Subsequently, he and Tim Smith recorded the band – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Cawthra William Cawthra (29 October 1801 – 26 October 1880) was a philanthropist, business and civic leader and the eldest son of Joseph Cawthra. William, like his father, was associated with reformists and was considered anti-establishment, notwithstanding his wealth. William was elected to Toronto City Council as the Alderman for St. Lawrence Ward in 1836, a position his father held for one year until he was unseated in 1835 by conservative opposition. William married his widow Sarah Ellen Crowther Cawthra in 1849. His brothers John and Jonathan Cawthra served in the War of 1812 at Detroit and Queenston under Sir Isaac Brock. John Cawthra later served as an MHA and as the first Member of Parliament for Simcoe County. Business success William worked alongside his father Joseph in their family's business - Toronto's first apothecary. When Joseph died in 1842, he left most of his money to William who shut the business down and concentrated on investments and charity work. William e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cawthra Family The Cawthra family of Toronto was famous for its business, social and cultural contributions to the city. It is one of the oldest families in Toronto, and many descendants of the family's founder, Joseph Cawthra, continue to play significant roles in Toronto society. History Joseph Cawthra migrated to Canada from Yorkshire in 1803. In 1809, he acquired a large parcel of land along the Ontario lakeshore and the Credit River, near the present-day Port Credit. The narrow dirt road that cut through his property is now the Cawthra Road in Mississauga. Sometime later, the Cawthra family moved to the Town of York, where William Cawthra acquired several properties. One such property on Lot 19 Concession 3 on Yonge Street would later become Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Notable members * Joseph Cawthra - the family's founder in Canada William Cawthra - expanded on his inheritance and contributed to the political and civic growth of Toronto; son of Joseph Cawthra John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]