Singleton, George

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: Gerald E. Boyce, “SINGLETON, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/singleton_george_4E.html
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Army officer and merchant; b. c. 1750 in Ireland; d. 21 Sept. 1789 at Fredericksburgh (North and South Fredericksburgh, Ont.).
    • A merchant, presumably in the province of New York, George Singleton joined the British cause early in the American revolution and may have served in the defence of Quebec during the siege of 1775–76. In June 1776 he was commissioned lieutenant in the King’s Royal Regiment of New York (KRRNY), under the command of Sir John Johnson.
    • When hostilities ended he received land in the Cataraqui area, settling in Fredericksburgh Township. In July 1784, along with Edward Jessup and John Stuart, he successfully petitioned the government to delay drastic reduction of rations for the loyalists. Initially Singleton was more interested in trade than in acquiring a large landed estate. 
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