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Title |
House of George K. Chisholm |
Description |
13 Navy Street. George King Chisholm (1815-1874) was the son of William Chisholm. He attended the Gore District Grammar School at Hamilton and Upper Canada College. Assisted in the post office after College. He was appointed the Sergeant-at-Arms in the Parliament of the Province of Canada. Bought land in south half of 3rd concession with Rebecca Street as the south border. He became partners with his brother at their fathers mill. He owned and built a house on the corner of Robinson Street and Navy Street in 1848 that he named "Glen Prossen". He built another house that he called "The Retreat" on the end of Forsyth Street at The Sixteen. On February 3, 1855 he was named a trustee of the Halton County Grammar School along with Reverend Thomas Greene, James Arnott, William Cantley and Reverend Robert Shanklin, and later became chairman of Board of Education. Formed the Oakville Agricultural Association in 1852. He died by a stroke on April 13, 1874 when he was taken to his brother's house, R. K. Chisholm, and died the next day when he did not regain consciousness. |
Date |
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Year Range from |
1960 |
Year Range to |
1961 |
Catalog Number |
1995.25.1 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Search Terms |
Navy Street Chisholm House Oakville |
Neg # |
05456 |