Isaac Fraser (September 19, 1779 – July 2, 1858) was a political figure in
Upper Canada.
Early Years
He was born in
Albany County, New York
Albany County ( ) is a county in the state of New York, United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is to the east. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 3 ...
in 1779. He settled on a farm in
Ernestown Township, served in the militia during the
War of 1812 and became a colonel in the Addington Militia.
Politics
He represented
Lennox &
Addington Addington may refer to:
Places
In Australia:
* Addington, Victoria
In Canada:
* Addington, Ontario
* Addington County, Ontario (now Lennox and Addington County, Ontario)
* Addington Highlands, Ontario
* Addington Parish, New Brunswick
* Adding ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1816 to 1820 and served as members of the
Executive Council and
Legislative Council of Upper Canada from 1839 to 1841. He was appointed as justice of the peace in the
Midland District
Midland District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada.
Historical evolution
The District, originally ...
in 1818.
Personal
His daughter Eleanor Fraser married
Aylesworth Bowen Perry
Aylesworth Bowen Perry, C.M.G. (August 21, 1860 – February 14, 1956) served as the sixth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1900, to March 31, 1923.
Early life
Aylesworth Perry was born at Violet, near Napanee, ...
, Commissioner of the
Northwest Mounted Police 1900 to 1920 and Commissioner of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1920 to 1923.
References
* ''Becoming Prominent: Regional leadership in Upper Canada, 1791–1841. J.K. Johnson (1989)
1779 births
1858 deaths
Members of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
People from Albany County, New York
American emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
British people of the War of 1812
People from Lennox and Addington County
Immigrants to Upper Canada
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