John Warren (before 1755 – May 1813) was a soldier, official and merchant in

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. Warren served in the British army from 1755; in 1778, he was appointed commissary at

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. In 1788, he was named

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for the

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and, in 1790, a road commissioner for the district. Warren was named to the district land board in 1791 and, in the following year, to the land board for Lincoln County. In 1797, he was named to the Heir and Devisee Commission, which dealt with transfers of land title that occurred due to inheritance, sale or exchange of title. Warren also served as lieutenant-colonel for the 3rd

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. He was customs collector at Fort Erie from 1801 until his death at Fort Erie in 1813. His son

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served in the Upper Canada assembly and also succeeded his father as customs collector.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, John 1813 deaths Year of birth uncertain Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople King's Regiment (Liverpool) soldiers