George Hope Bertram (March 12, 1847 – 20 March 1900) was a

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businessman and politician. Born in Fenton Barns,

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to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack, Bertram emigrated to join his brother John in Canada in 1865. After opening a hardware store in

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, he moved to

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in 1876. A prominent businessman, Bertram was elected to federal parliament as a member of the

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for

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in an 1897 by-election. Bertram's daughter, Christine Mabel married William Henry Moore, a writer and lawyer who also became a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario. A

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, he died in office in 1900 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. His brother

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also served in the House of Commons.

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* * 1847 births 1900 deaths Canadian Unitarians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Immigrants to the Province of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub