Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British army officer, politician, and colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada …

John Graves Simcoe (born February 25, 1752, Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, England—died October 26, 1806, Exeter, Devonshire) was a British soldier and statesman who became the first lieutenant …

Jun 17, 2015 · John Graves Simcoe served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, from 1791 to 1796, and was significant in shaping the nation.

Feb 7, 2006 · Simcoe served as an officer with the British army in the American Revolutionary War, but is best known to Canadians as the first lieutenant-governor of the new British colony of Upper …

John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806) was a British cartographer, soldier, and lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 to 1796. Named after his godfather, Captain Samuel Graves, John Graves …

John Graves Simcoe was the third of four sons, and the only one to live past childhood. His father died, most probably of pneumonia, on the Quebec expedition of 1759, and the family moved to his …

His father, Captain John Simcoe, had served in the Royal Navy and died of pneumonia while stationed in Canada, which left the younger Simcoe with an early connection to British North America.

Jul 28, 2025 · Simcoe died of pneumonia on the vessel prior to the sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec. During his career he established connections with leading naval officers including Admiral Samuel …

Simcoe was an innovative tactician and, on the battlefield, one of the army's most successful commanders. He achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel and was wounded three times before being …

Simcoe died at home October 26, 1806, and was buried in Wolford Chapel, which is now owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust. Many of the developments which had their foundations in Simcoe’s plans for …