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Hamilton Hartley Killaly fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1848-1850.

Reference:

R3740-0-7-E, MG24-E10

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98792

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Hamilton Hartley Killaly fonds
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Date(s):

1848-1850.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.4 cm of textual records (65 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a letterbook, 1849-1850, kept while Killaly was serving at St. Catharines as engineer for the Board of Works. Of special interest is a letter dated 17 July 1849, describing a 12th of July riot.

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Killaly, Hamilton Hartley, 1800-1874

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Killaly, Hamilton Hartley, 1800-1874 : Hamilton H. Killaly was an Irish emigrant who came to Canada in 1834. In 1838, he was appointed engineer in charge of the Welland Canal and then in 1841, Killaly was appointed Chairman of the Board of Works of the United Province. He sat in the Legislative Assembly for London, 1841-1844, and was a member of the Executive Council, 1841-1843. Killaly ceased to be Chairman of the Board of Works in 1846, but filled numerous other positions in that department. From 1859 to 1862, he was inspector of railways and in 1862, he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission to report on the Provinces' defences and fortifications.

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General note:

Received in 1954.
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Engineers - Canada, 1849-1850 St. Catherines (Ont.), 1849-1850

St. Catherines (Ont.) - Riots, 1849
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Private

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MG24-E10
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