Joshua Cornwall
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Joshua Cornwall was a farmer, miller and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
from 1816 to 1820.
He was the son of John Cornwall
and Mary Benedict. Cornwall lived in Detroit and then Camden Township.
His son Nathan
also served in the legislative assembly.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He represented Kent in 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...
from 1816 to 1820.
He was the son of John Cornwall
John Cornwall (Upper Canada politician)
John Cornwall was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Suffolk and Essex in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1797 to 1800....
and Mary Benedict. Cornwall lived in Detroit and then Camden Township.
His son Nathan
Nathan Cornwall
Nathan Cornwall was a miller and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 as a Conservative....
also served in the legislative assembly.