• Lieutenant
Governor Colonel John Graves Simcoe was born
in Cotterstock,England in 1752 and he died in 1806 . He was a British soldier and was the fist lieutenant
governor of upper Canada. Simcoe served in
this position from1791 to 1797.
• He had been
captured himself in 1799 for six months and that is why we think he doesn't want slavery any more . He also immigrated from Britian himself so he did not mind
the slaves coming into Canada. He
thought slavery was in compatible
with his Christian faith and British tradition. In September of 1796, friction with the governor-in-chief
led to Simcoe`s moving to Canada.
