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Politicians_Panels_FNL Zaccheus Burnham | 1777-1857 Born: 1777 in Dunbarton, New Hampshire Died: Feb 25, 1857 in Cobourg , Canada West Career: Farmer, distiller, miller, public servant, survey contractor and businessman, involved in many varied projects - canals and railways etc Public Service: 1801 Private in the militia, Captain in militia in 1812-14. Eventually became Colonel in 1837. 1811 Appointed road commissioner for Newcastle District 1813 The first of many appointments to be a Justice of the Peace 1815-1851 Treasurer of Newcastle District 1816-1820 House of Assembly representative 1824-1828 House of Assembly representative 1831-1841 Legislative Council 1839 Judge of the Newcastle District Court Committees: Newcastle District Emigrant Relief Society, Children's Friend Society, Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge. Dr. John Gilchrist | 1792-1859 Born: 1792 in New Hampshire, USA Died: 1859 in Port Hope Career: physician, farmer, merchant, miller Public Service: 1822 Militia Surgeon 1835 Justice of the Peace 1833 Coroner for Newcastle district 1834-1836 Member of House of Assembly - Reformer. Archibald MacDonald | 1787-1872 Born: about 1787 in Perthshire Scotland Died: 1872 in Hamilton Township Public Service: 1813 Captain [earlier fought in Napoleonic Wars.] Eventually a Colonel in 1825 Northumberland Militia 1827 Justice of the Peace for Newcastle District 1830-1834 Member of the House of Assembly for Northumberland - Conservative David McGregor Rogers 1772-1824 Born: 1772 Vermont Died: 1824 Haldimand Township Career: farmer, public servant Public Service: 1795-1796 Member of the House of Assembly for Prince Edward County 1798 Opposed a bill that would allow slaves to be brought in with immigrants 1799 Registrar of Northumberland County 1800-1816 House of Assembly for Northumberland 1802 Clerk for the District of Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions and Clerk of the peace for Newcastle District plus registrar for Newcastle District Surrogate Court 1812 Major of "Special Service" to the Northumberland Militia 1813-1821 Justice of the Peace for Newcastle District 1814 Commissioner to arrest persons suspected of high treason Newcastle District 1815 Judge for District Court and Surrogate Court for Newcastle District. He was appointed deputy superintendent of locations, charged with settling ex-soldiers. 1817 Alien Act commissioner 1818 Commissioner of Inquiry into Forfeited Lands 1819 Member of the reconstituted Land Board 1820-1824 Member of the House of Assembly for Northumberland A stickler for good parliamentary procedure Rogers is quoted as saying "Rules once formed should be cautiously disposed of and strictly adhered to." Closest thing to an image of David McGregor Rogers is a photo of his son James G. Rogers Henry Ruttan | 1792-1871 Born: 1792 Adolphustown Township Upper Canada Died: 1871, Cobourg, Ontario. Career: farmer, inventor [e.g. he held 7 patents for heating and ventilation equipment], survey contractor, merchant, distiller, public servant Public Service: 1812 Lieutenant in militia later Captain 1814 Severely wounded at Battle of Lundy's Lane [returned to active service before the war was over] 1818 Justice of the Peace for Newcastle District 1820-1824 elected to the House of Representatives 1827-1857 Sheriff for Newcastle District 1836-1840 Elected to the House of Representatives - influential in starting the Trent Canal, Speaker of the House for a month - Conservative Sidney Smith | 1823-1889 Born: 1823 in Port Hope Died: 1889 in Cobourg Career: Studied law, practised in Cobourg Public Service: 1853 Councillor for Hamilton Township and Cobourg [still combined at this time in history] 1854-1857 Elected to Legislative Assembly 1858-1862 Elected to Legislative Assembly and named post master general in cabinet of Sir John A. MacDonald and Georges-Etienne Cartier. Also a member of the Board of Railway Commissioners. 1858 Introduced the Upper Canada Juror's Act. 1859 Smith's most notable accomplishment while in office occurred in 1859 when he concluded arrangements with the United States, Britain, France, Belgium, and Prussia for mail services to Canada and the United States. In July 1859 a government party including John A. Macdonald, was caught in the disabled vessel Ploughboy while travelling to Sault Ste. Marie. Sidney Smith's "fearless behaviour and effective services, the admiration of all on board" were recorded by a fellow passenger as having helped save the ship "from wreck on the dangerous shores of Lake Huron". By 1860, he gained abolition of Sunday labour in the Post Offices of Canada West. This year Sidney also had the honour of hosting the Prince of Wales overnight in his home when the Prince officially opened Victoria Hall.