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John Gilchrist
John Gilchrist
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Northumberland County
	In office; 1836–1841
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Northumberland North
	In office; 1841–1844
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Adam Meyers
Personal details
Born	February 9, 1792; Bedford, New Hampshire
Died	September 15, 1859 (67 years old); Port Hope, Ontario
Nationality	American, then British
Alma mater	Yale; Dartmouth College
Occupation	Businessman
Profession	Doctor

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John Gilchrist (February 9, 1792 – September 15, 1859) was a physician and political figure in Canada West in the Province of Canada.

Personal information

He was born in Bedford, New Hampshire in 1792 and studied at the medical school at Yale College and Dartmouth College. He apprenticed as a physician in Goffstown, New Hampshire and came to Hamilton Township in Upper Canada around 1817, swearing allegiance to the Crown on January 5, 1818. He was licensed to practise medicine in 1819; he set up practice first at Cobourg and later Peterborough. Gilchrist served as surgeon for the local militia. He moved to Otonabee Township, where he set up a sawmill and gristmill on the Indian River with Zacheus Burnham and later opened a general store and distillery. The settlement of Gilchrist’s Mills (later Keene) developed around these mills. He served as a director of the Cobourg Harbour Company and as chairman of the building committee for the Upper Canada Academy at Cobourg.

Political career

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1834 for Northumberland County as a general supporter of the Reform movement, but was defeated in the election of 1836 which had a general swing against Reform candidates. He was charged in 1837 in relation to a small riot which broke out at his distillery in connection with the Upper Canada Rebellion, but the charges were dropped. In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the riding of Northumberland North. He was a supporter of the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, and a moderate reformer throughout his time in office. He did not stand for election in the general election of 1844.

He served as a district agent for the Crown Lands Department and was treasurer for Colborne District from 1842 to 1845. In 1849, he moved to Port Hope and continued to practice medicine until his death in 1859.

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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-'''John Gilchrist''' (February 5, 1792 &ndash; September 15, 1859) was a physician and political figure in [[Canada West]].
+{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
+{{Infobox officeholder
-He was born in [[Bedford, New Hampshire]] in 1792 and studied at the medical school at [[Yale|Yale College]] and [[Dartmouth College]]. He apprenticed as a physician in [[Goffstown, New Hampshire]] and came to [[Hamilton, Ontario (township)|Hamilton Township]] in [[Upper Canada]] around 1817. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1819; he set up practice first at [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] and later [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]]. Gilchrist served as surgeon for the local militia. He moved to [[Otonabee Township, Ontario|Otonabee Township]], where he set up a [[sawmill]] and [[gristmill]] on the [[Indian River (Ontario)|Indian River]] with [[Zacheus Burnham]] and later opened a general store and [[distillation|distillery]]. The settlement of '''Gilchrist’s Mills''' (later [[Keene, Ontario|Keene]]) developed around these mills. He served as a director of the Cobourg Harbour Company and as chairman of the building committee for the Upper Canada Academy at Cobourg. He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]] in 1834 for Northumberland County and, in 1841, he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] in the North riding of Northumberland. He served as a district agent for the Crown Lands Department and was treasurer for [[Colborne District, Ontario|Colborne District]] from 1842 to 1845. In 1849, he moved to [[Port Hope, Ontario|Port Hope]] and continued to practice medicine until his death in 1859.
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+| name             = John Gilchrist
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+| office           = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]] for [[Northumberland County, Ontario|Northumberland County]]
+| predecessor      =
+| successor        = ''Position abolished''
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+| predecessor2     = ''New position''
+| successor2       = [[Adam Meyers]]
+| term2            = 1841–1844
+| birth_date       = February 9, 1792
+| birth_place      = [[Bedford, New Hampshire]]
+| death_date       = September 15, 1859 (67 years old)
+| death_place      = [[Port Hope, Ontario]]
+| nationality      = American, then British
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+| alma_mater       = [[Yale]];  [[Dartmouth College]]
+| occupation       = Businessman
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+'''John Gilchrist''' (February 9, 1792 &ndash; September 15, 1859) was a physician and political figure in [[Canada West]] in the [[Province of Canada]].
+== Personal information ==
+He was born in [[Bedford, New Hampshire]] in 1792 and studied at the medical school at [[Yale|Yale College]] and [[Dartmouth College]]. He apprenticed as a physician in [[Goffstown, New Hampshire]] and came to [[Hamilton, Ontario (township)|Hamilton Township]] in [[Upper Canada]] around 1817, swearing allegiance to the Crown on January 5, 1818. He was licensed to practise medicine in 1819; he set up practice first at [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] and later [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]]. Gilchrist served as surgeon for the local militia. He moved to [[Otonabee–South Monaghan|Otonabee Township]], where he set up a [[sawmill]] and [[gristmill]] on the [[Indian River (Rice Lake)|Indian River]] with [[Zacheus Burnham]] and later opened a general store and [[distillation|distillery]]. The settlement of Gilchrist’s Mills (later [[Keene, Ontario|Keene]]) developed around these mills. He served as a director of the Cobourg Harbour Company and as chairman of the building committee for the Upper Canada Academy at Cobourg.
+== Political career ==
+He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]] in 1834 for Northumberland County as a general supporter of the [[Reform movement (Upper Canada)|Reform movement]], but was defeated in the election of 1836 which had a general swing against Reform candidates.  He was charged in 1837 in relation to a small riot which broke out at his distillery in connection with the [[Upper Canada Rebellion]], but the charges were dropped. In 1841, he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] in the riding of [[Northumberland North (Province of Canada electoral district)|Northumberland North]].  He was a supporter of the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, and a moderate reformer throughout his time in office.  He did not stand for election in the general election of 1844.
+He served as a district agent for the Crown Lands Department and was treasurer for [[Colborne District, Ontario|Colborne District]] from 1842 to 1845. In 1849, he moved to [[Port Hope, Ontario|Port Hope]] and continued to practice medicine until his death in 1859.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3933 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']
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+[[Category:Physicians from Ontario]]
+[[Category:19th-century Canadian physicians]]