John William Gamble
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John William Gamble was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada
and Canada West.
He was born in York (Toronto
) in 1799 and grew up in Kingston
. He operated a store with his brother William
. He settled in Etobicoke Township
, but later moved to Pine Grove
in Vaughan, Township
, where he set up a grist mill, a distillery
and cloth factory. He served 14 terms as reeve for the township. He also served as justice of the peace in the Home District and served in the local militia. In 1838, he was elected in 1st York
to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
. He opposed the Union of the two Canadas in 1841, but later represented South York in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
from 1851 to 1857. Originally supporting free trade, he later opposed reciprocity in trade with the United States
.
He died in Pine Grove in 1873.
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and Canada West.
He was born in York (Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
) in 1799 and grew up in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. He operated a store with his brother William
William Gamble
William Gamble is the name of:*William Gamble , U.S. Army cavalry officer who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg*William Gamble , Canadian merchant, miller, and pioneer...
. He settled in Etobicoke Township
Etobicoke, Ontario
Etobicoke is a dissolved municipality located within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the western section of the current city, it had an official population of 338,117 as measured by the 2001 Census and 334,491 people as of the 2006 Census. While it only contains 13% of...
, but later moved to Pine Grove
Pine Grove, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario
Pine Grove is an unincorporated community located in Woodbridge, part of Vaughan in Ontario, Canada, in what was once York County.-History:The lands located on the east half of lots 9, 10 and 11 of concession 7 were first patented to David Thompson on May 20, 1801. By 1830, it was a well settled...
in Vaughan, Township
Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
, where he set up a grist mill, a distillery
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
and cloth factory. He served 14 terms as reeve for the township. He also served as justice of the peace in the Home District and served in the local militia. In 1838, he was elected in 1st York
York County, Ontario
York County is a historic county in Upper Canada, Canada West, and the Canadian province of Ontario.York County was created in 1792 and was part of the jurisdiction of Home District of Upper Canada...
to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
. He opposed the Union of the two Canadas in 1841, but later represented South York in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
from 1851 to 1857. Originally supporting free trade, he later opposed reciprocity in trade with the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He died in Pine Grove in 1873.