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1818, 1831-1834, 1839 (Creation)
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7 leaves
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William Dickson was born in Dumfries, Scotland, in 1769. Dickson was a legislative councillor of Upper Canada, politician, colonizer and founder of Galt, Ontario. He immigrated to Canada in 1792 and later became a lawyer in Niagara. In 1815, after having served as an officer in the Canadian militia in the War of 1812, he was named a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada. It was also in 1815 that he purchased the township of Dumfries and began the process of bringing in settlers. From 1827 to 1836, he lived in Galt, Upper Canada. He returned to Niagara in 1836 and died there February 19, 1846.
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Collection consists of seven legal documents regarding the sale of land in the Township of Dumfries in Southern Ontario.
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Deed of land between between William Dickson and John Fraser - 50 acres – October 1, 1834 digitized August 2019.
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Fonds relating to William Dickson are also located at the City of Cambridge Archives, (Dickson Papers: Inventory / P. McKegney, (G9017 Rare Book)); Trent University Archives (ULM Suppl. 1979-80); and the Archives of Ontario (ULM).
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Added to database 2014.
Revised by PH in September 2018.
Reviewed by DR November 2018.
File level records added by DR August 2024.