John Pliny Crysler (February 26, 1801 – April 7, 1881) was a timber merchant and political figure in Canada West. He was born on

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in 1801, the son of Lt. Col.

John Crysler John Crysler (July 24, 1770 – January 18, 1852) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Schoharie, New York in 1770, the son of German immigrants; the family name was originally spelled Krausler or Kruessler. ...

by his first wife Dorothea. He was a captain in the

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and led his company into action at the Battle of the Windmill of Nov 12-16 1838. Crysler represented

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in the

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from 1848 to 1851 and from 1854 to 1857. He was promoted to Lt-Col. and placed in command of the 4th Battalion (

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Township),

in 1859. He was appointed registrar for the County in 1867. He died at his home in Morrisburg, Ontario on April 7, 1881, at the age of 80. His wife, the former Mary Westley, predeceased him. His home, Crysler Hall, is now preserved as part of

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References

*''Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry: A History'', John Graham Harkness (1946) 1801 births 1881 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Canadian people of German descent Canadian people of American descent {{Ontario-politician-stub