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Philemon Wright

Canadian businessman (1760-1839)

PersonDied aged 78humanQ3378901

Born: September 3, 1760
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1.Stated in Dictionary of Canadian BiographyRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: June 3, 1839
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1.Stated in Dictionary of Canadian BiographyRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Woburn
Place of death: Hull
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: politician
, farmer
, entrepreneur
Positions held: Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada(1830–1834)
Spouse: Abigail Wright

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Philemon Wright was a farmer, lumberman and entrepreneur who founded the Ottawa River timber trade in 1806. He was also founder of what he named Columbia Falls Village, mostly known as Wright's Town and Wright's Village to others, the first permanent settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. Wright's Town, later became incorporated in 1875 and renamed Hull, Quebec, and then in 2002, as a result of a municipal amalgamation, it acquired its present name of the City of Gatineau.

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Gatineau1800 · city in Quebec, Canada

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Philemon
Name in native language: Philemon Wright
Family name: Wright
Child: Ruggles Wright
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Awards: Person of National Historic Significance
Place of burial: Saint James cemetery

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