N.G. Reynolds, 1877

Description
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Prints
Description
This is a black and white print of Nelson Gilbert Reynolds. This print is from the Historical Atlas of Ontario County published by J.H. Beers and Company.
Notes
Nelson Gilbert Reynolds was born at Kingston, upper Canada on January 23, 1814. At the age of fifteen he went to England for four years as a soldier and later served in the Hudson Bay Company Territories in the Canadian West. He was elected to parliament for the County of Hastings before he was 21 years old. He was involded in business, railroading and banking. He was tried for treason in the Rebellion of 1837 and was acquitted. He held nearly every municipal office in Belleville and the County of Hastings. from 1854-1881 he was sheriff of Ontario County at Whitby. In 1859 he built Trafalgar Castle as his residence (later known as the Ontario Ladies' College and as Trafalgar Castle School). Nelson G. Reynolds died at Whitby on January 16, 1881 and is buried at St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Port Whitby.
Publisher
J.H. Beers and Company
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ontario
Date of Original
1877
Dimensions
Width: 3.1 cm
Height: 6 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 6cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
31-006-001
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from a copy negative.
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