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William Hamilton Merritt
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Haldimand County
In office 1832–1841
Preceded by
John Warren
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Lincoln North
In office 1841–1860
Preceded by
New position
Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Niagara
In office 1860–1862
Preceded by
New position
Succeeded by
James G. Currie
Personal details
Born
July 3, 1793 (1793-07-03) Bedford, New York, U.S.
Died
July 5, 1862(1862-07-05) (aged 69) Cornwall Canal
Resting place
Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario
Spouse
Catharine Prendergast
Children
Four sons and two daughters, including Thomas Rodman Merritt, M.P. (son) William Hamilton Merritt III (grandson)
Occupation
Landowner, businessman
Military service
Allegiance
Britain
Branch/service
Upper Canada militia
Unit
2nd Lincoln Militia
Battles/wars
Battle of Queenston Heights Battle of Lundy's Lane
William Hamilton Merritt (July 3, 1793 – July 5, 1862) was a businessman and politician in the Niagara Peninsula of Upper Canada in the early 19th century. Although he was born in the United States, his family was Loyalist and eventually settled in Upper Canada. Merritt fought in the War of 1812, was captured by the invading American forces, and held as a prisoner of war. After the war, he returned to the Niagara region and began a career in business. He was one of the founders of the Welland Canal. He was a supporter of the Abolitionist cause to end slavery in the U.S., and of the settlement of escaped slaves in St. Catharines.
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council ward of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was named after WilliamHamiltonMerritt, a prominent local entrepreneur and founder of the Welland Canal...
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to 1874. He was born in Mayville, New York in 1824, the son of WilliamHamiltonMerritt. He studied at Upper Canada College and Grantham Academy in St...
"freeholders of the District of Niagara". One of the petitioners was WilliamHamiltonMerritt, who was in part looking to provide a regular flow of water for...
all men in Canada. It was founded in 1909, at the suggestion of WilliamHamiltonMerritt III, and was formally inaugurated on September 10, 1910, in Toronto...
of Queenston was destroyed on 10 December 1813. British Captain WilliamHamiltonMerritt later said that he saw "nothing but heaps of coals, and the streets...
the War of 1812. In 1816, he married Anna Maria, the sister of WilliamHamiltonMerritt who was captain in the same unit and became Ingersoll's partner...
helped build the SS Royal William. In 1836, he began leasing land for his own business in St. Catharines from WilliamHamiltonMerritt for $15 annually. He...
bypassing Niagara Falls and the Erie Canal. It was the idea of WilliamHamiltonMerritt who owned a sawmill, grist mill and store on the Twelve Mile Creek...
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see them, while making loud war cries. Militia cavalry leader WilliamHamiltonMerritt noted that "Tecumseh extended his men, and marched them three times...
was completed in 1825. In 1824, the Erie project was visited by WilliamHamiltonMerritt and he likely recruited Barrett as resident superintending engineer...
Twelve Mile Creek was WilliamHamiltonMerritt. Both mill operators were troubled by low water levels, especially in late summer. Merritt proposed a canal...
the canal. The growing town was later named Merrittsville, after WilliamHamiltonMerritt, the initiator of the Welland Canal project. This name is reflected...
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