George Brouse
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George Brouse was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada
.
He was born in Matilda Township, Dundas County
, Upper Canada
in 1790, the son of Peter Brouse, an United Empire Loyalist from Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York
. He opened a general store on his property some time after 1814. A small community originally known as Matilda and later Iroquois, Ontario developed in the area.
In 1810 Peter Brouse had converted George and his brother Peter to Methodism
but he did not continue in this faith until the great revival in 1822, when he was restored, and became a lifelong steward of the Church.
During the 1820s, he built a gristmill
, sawmill
, shingle factory and woollen mill. From 1828-1876, he was postmaster in the area. In 1829 he was elected to the 10th Parliament of Upper Canada
, Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
for Dundas
. In 1839, he became a captain in the 2nd Regiment of Dundas. In 1857, Iroquois was incorporated as a village and Brouse became its first reeve. He died in Iroquois in 1860.
He was the uncle of William Henry Brouse
, a Canadian MP
.
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...
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He was born in Matilda Township, Dundas County
Dundas County, Ontario
Dundas County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Dundas was created in 1792 by the area's first settlers: German Loyalists who had fought with Sir John Johnson in the American Revolutionary War. The settlers, descendants of the Palatine immigrants to America in 1710, had immigrated to...
, Upper Canada
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...
in 1790, the son of Peter Brouse, an United Empire Loyalist from Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York
Montgomery County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...
. He opened a general store on his property some time after 1814. A small community originally known as Matilda and later Iroquois, Ontario developed in the area.
In 1810 Peter Brouse had converted George and his brother Peter to Methodism
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
but he did not continue in this faith until the great revival in 1822, when he was restored, and became a lifelong steward of the Church.
During the 1820s, he built a gristmill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
, sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
, shingle factory and woollen mill. From 1828-1876, he was postmaster in the area. In 1829 he was elected to the 10th Parliament of Upper Canada
10th Parliament of Upper Canada
The 10th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 January 1829. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in July 1828. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada...
, 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...
for Dundas
Dundas County, Ontario
Dundas County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Dundas was created in 1792 by the area's first settlers: German Loyalists who had fought with Sir John Johnson in the American Revolutionary War. The settlers, descendants of the Palatine immigrants to America in 1710, had immigrated to...
. In 1839, he became a captain in the 2nd Regiment of Dundas. In 1857, Iroquois was incorporated as a village and Brouse became its first reeve. He died in Iroquois in 1860.
He was the uncle of William Henry Brouse
William Henry Brouse
William Henry Brouse was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Matilda Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada of German ancestry, he attended Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg, Canada West in 1839, Victoria College until 1845, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1847 from McGill...
, a Canadian MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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