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Charles Sparrow
Charles Sparrow (1808 – January 26, 1897) was the fifth mayor of Bytown. He was born in Quebec in 1808 and moved to Bytown while still young. Sparrow owned a general store and tannery Tanning may refer to: *Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather *Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin **Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun **Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye t ... on Sussex Street in the Lower Town part of Bytown. He was elected to municipal council in 1850 and became mayor in 1851. He is buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery. References *''Bytown: The early days of Ottawa'', Nick and Helma Mika External links Laroque-Lafortune College, Recognized Federal Heritage Building at 445-447 Sussex Drive was once owned by Charles Sparrow 1808 births 1897 deaths Politicians from Quebec City Mayors of Bytown {{Ontario-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec, Quebec
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the eleventh -largest city and the seventh -largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. The Algonquian people had originally named the area , an AlgonquinThe Algonquin language is a distinct language of the Algonquian language family, and is not a misspelling. word meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River narrows proximate to the promontory of Quebec and its Cape Diamant. Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin name. Quebec City is one of the oldest European cities in North America. The ramparts surrounding O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
