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Rykert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Frederick Rykert (1870–1933), Canadian politician in Ontario *George Rykert (1797–1857), Upper Canadian politician and surveyor *John Charles Rykert (1832–1913), Canadian lawyer and politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Frederick Rykert
Arthur Frederick Rykert (April 20, 1870 – May 30, 1933) was a physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Wentworth North (provincial electoral district), Wentworth North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Conservative member. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of John Charles Rykert, J.C. Rykert and N.M. Hawley and the grandson of George Rykert, and was educated in St. Catharines, at Upper Canada College and at Toronto University. In 1908, Rykert married Nellie Shaw. He served as coroner for Wentworth County, Ontario, Wentworth County. Rykert died in Toronto of heart disease at the age of 63. References External links * 1870 births 1933 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian coroners {{Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rykert
George Rykert (August 8, 1797 – November 1, 1857) was a businessman, surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Rhinebeck, New York, in 1797 and came to the Niagara District with his family around 1810. He served with the local militia during the War of 1812. After the war, he settled at St. Catharines and taught school there. He trained as a surveyor and became a deputy land surveyor for the province in 1821. He undertook a number of projects, including laying out a plan for the expanding community at St. Catharines and helping prepare estimates for a canal system on the Saint Lawrence River. He was involved in an unsuccessful contract to complete a section of the Rideau Canal near the current site of Smiths Falls in 1827. In 1829, he opened a general store and wharf at St. Catherines with his brother-in-law; he also became involved in a distillery and a gristmill. He became a justice of the peace in the Niagara District in 1832. In 1834, he was ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |