Sherwood, George

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sherwood_(Province_of_Canada_politician)
  • Wiki Biography:
    • George Sherwood (May 29, 1811 – after 1880) was a judge, lawyer and political figure in Canada West.
    • Sherwood was born in Augusta Township in 1811, the son of Levius Peters Sherwood and Charlotte Sherwood, daughter of Ephraim Jones. He was of United Empire Loyalist stock on both sides of his family. His older brother, Henry Sherwood, later became Joint Premier of the Province of Canada.
    • George Sherwood studied law and was called to the bar in 1833, as a barrister at law. The same year he married Marianne Keegan, originally from Nova Scotia. He set up practice in Prescott, originally in partnership with his brother Henry.
    • The Sherwoods were part of the Family Compact, the inter-connected families of strong British and Loyalist sympathies which dominated the government of Upper Canada in the early years of the 19th century. When he first entered politics in the general election of 1841, George Sherwood was associated with the Upper Canada Tories. Although he supported the union of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the new Province of Canada, he was a critic of the Governor General, Lord Sydenham, in the 1841 election. The Tories disagreed with the Governor General’s policy of seeking a broad-base of support in the Legislative Assembly, including Reformers, rather than drawing support solely from the Family Compact, as previous governors of Upper Canada had done.
  • Grandson of Proven Loyalist in Loyalist Directory –https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=7571
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