Chisholm, George King

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: Hazel C. Mathews, “CHISHOLM, GEORGE KING,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/chisholm_george_king_10E.html
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Politician, militia officer, and farmer; b. 4 Sept. 1814 in Nelson Township, U.C., eldest son of William Chisholm, founder of Oakville, and his wife Rebecca Silverthorn; d. 14 April 1874, Oakville, Ont.
    • On 21 June 1841 Chisholm was appointed serjeant-at-arms in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. His duties were mainly ceremonial, especially to attend the speaker with the mace, but they also required him to expel disorderly and irregularly admitted persons from the house. While performing these functions in April 1849 in Montreal, he was injured in the riots over the rebellion losses bill. In 1854 he resigned his post and successfully contested an election in Halton County as the Conservative candidate.
    • When the town of Oakville was incorporated in 1857, he was chosen as its first mayor. Chisholm was equally active in the militia. Commissioned captain in the 2nd Regiment of Gore militia in 1830, he saw active service during the 1837 rebellion.
  • Grandson of Proven Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory –https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=1446
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95524585/george_king-chisholm