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William Botsford Jarvis fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1826-1851.

Reference:

R6246-0-5-E, MG24-I47

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100553

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William Botsford Jarvis fonds
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Fonds includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1826-1851.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

10 cm of textual records some transcripts.
1 photograph b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a letterbook of William B. Jarvis, 1832-1838; a letter to Mary Boyles Powell, 12 August 1826; letters to Jarvis' daughter, Ann Francis Jarvis, 1847-1851; and transcripts of letters written by William B. Jarvis to various family members, 1832-1836.

The fonds also consists of a photograph of Ann Frances Jarvis.

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Jarvis, William Botsford, 1799-1864

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Jarvis, William Botsford, 1799-1864 : William Botsford Jarvis was born 4 May 1799 at Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of Stephen Jarvis and Amelia Glover. In 1809 the family moved to York where Jarvis attended the district school. In 1818, he became clerk of the provincial secretary's office. In 1824 Jarvis purchased a home he called Rosedale, from which that region of Toronto obtained its name. Jarvis married Mary Boyles Powell in 1827; they had two sons and three daughters. In 1827 Jarvis was appointed sheriff of the Home District; he retired from that position in 1856. As sheriff during the Rebellion of 1837, he ordered the single volley which disrupted the rebels' march on Toronto on 5 December 1837. He also presided at the executions for treason of Samuel Lount and Peter Mathews in 1838. Jarvis, a Tory, contested three provincial elections and was successful for the first time in 1830. In 1834 he was defeated and only returned to politics in 1841 as a Toronto alderman but resigned in early 1842 when the council failed to choose him as mayor. Jarvis also had a keen interest in the development of Toronto and the welfare of its inhabitants. He engaged in land speculation and with Joseph Bloor he created the village of Yorkville. He had numerous other business interests and was a member of various social organizations that strove to improve local living conditions. Jarvis died 26 July 1864 at Toronto, Canada West. Wallace, C.M. "Jarvis, William Botsford." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. v. 9 1861-1870. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1966.

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General note:

Received in 1952 from Colonel C.P. Meredith.
Subject heading:

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Canada - History - Fenian invasions, 1866-1870, 1860-1973 William Drummer Powell, 1826

Jarvis family - Correspondence, 1826-1851

William Botsford Jarvis - Correspondence, 1826-1851

Upper Canada - Officials and employees
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Private

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1976-115 NPC

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MG24-I47
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Photographs: No restrictions. Copyright expired. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / PA-

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