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George Allsopp (other)
George Allsopp may refer to: * George Allsopp (Canadian merchant) George Allsopp ( – 14 April 1805) was a British-born Canadian businessman and government office holder. He became a merchant in Quebec in the 1760s and a seigneur in 1773. He went heavily into debt to open a gristmill, which in 1788 was the ... (c. 1733–1805), British-born fur trader in Canada * George Waters Allsopp (1769–1837), seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * George Allsopp (British politician) (1846–1907), English brewer and Conservative Party politician {{hndis, name=Allsopp, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Allsopp (Canadian Merchant)
George Allsopp ( – 14 April 1805) was a British-born Canadian businessman and government office holder. He became a merchant in Quebec in the 1760s and a seigneur in 1773. He went heavily into debt to open a gristmill, which in 1788 was the province's largest producer of flour. He also lobbied the Quebec and British government for reforms to the Quebec judicial system and the creation of a legislative assembly. He was also appointed to various government positions, including the province's executive council and as a justice of the peace. Early life and government career Allsopp was born in England . During the 1758 Siege of Louisbourg, Allsopp worked for the British Quartermaster General’s Department. In 1759 he was the secretary to the quartermaster general of Quebec, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. Start of merchant career In 1761 he settled in Montreal, and was a junior partner in a firm called Jenkins, Trye and Company and facilitated the trade of wheat, timbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Waters Allsopp
George Waters Allsopp (1769 – September 28, 1837) was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in 1769, probably at Quebec City, the son of George Allsopp, and studied at Eton College near London. He returned to Quebec in 1785 and trained in his father's business which was based in Quebec City and in the seigneury of Jacques-Cartier. In 1794, he was named justice of the peace. He purchased his father's grist mills and part of the seigneury in 1795. Allsopp was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Buckinghamshire in 1796. He inherited part of the seigneury of Auteuil when his father died in 1805. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming lieutenant-colonel. Allsopp was elected to represent Hampshire in 1814 and reelected in 1816. In 1815, he set up a small paper mill. In the late 1820s, with his brothers, he erected a toll bridge across the Jacques-Cartier River. During the 1830s, again with his brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |