1. John Elmsley was Chief Justice of Upper Canada and afterwards of Lower Canada.
14 Facts About John Elmsley
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John Elmsley was the first son of Alexander and Anne Elmsley.
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John Elmsley was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1786, MA in 1789, and entering the Inner Temple in 1790.
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Mrs John Elmsley was a niece of Governor Moses Gill and her brothers included Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell-Carew, one of Nelson's Band of Brothers, and Ward Hallowell, the great benefactor of Harvard University.
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John Elmsley's mother was a first cousin of Susanna Boylston, the mother of the 2nd President of the United States, John Adams, and grandmother of the 6th President, John Quincy Adams.
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For legal reasons, John Elmsley objected strongly to the move which brought him into conflict with Russell throughout 1797.
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John Elmsley finally moved to York in the spring of 1798, building a large house that later became the Lieutenant-Governor's residence.
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In 1800, fearing he would lose money with another move, John Elmsley withdrew his claim.
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John Elmsley traveled to Montreal in February 1805 with plans to go to the United States after he had become seriously ill in November of the previous year.
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John Elmsley's widow sold the north half of Park Lot 11 to provide land for King's College.
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Elmsley's son Captain John Elmsley sold land to build St Basil's Church and college next to his brother's Barnstable estate.
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Elmsley's son Captain John Elmsley was a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada for York 1831 to 1841 and Executive Council of Upper Canada 1830 to 1839.
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Captain John Elmsley converted as a Roman Catholic and is buried at St Michael's Cathedral.
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Son Remegius John Elmsley built his estate, Barnstaple next to St Basil College.