- Abram Farewell
Abram Farewell (
December 21 1812 –February 8 1888 ) was anCanadian businessman and political figure. He representedOntario South in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1875.He was born in Harmony (now part of Oshawa) in
Upper Canada in 1812 and taught school in Whitby Township. He later worked in his father's business before opening his own store in Harmony. He later became part-owner of ships transporting grain to American markets. He helped establish a firm which manufactured agricultural equipment and helped found theBank of Toronto . He helped form thePort Whitby and Port Perry Railway and, with others, won a contract to build part of theCanadian Pacific Railway line between Fort William (now part ofThunder Bay, Ontario ) andSelkirk, Manitoba . Although a so-called radical Reformer, he did not take part in theUpper Canada Rebellion . In 1843, he was elected to the council for the Home District and later became a member of the council for Ontario County. Although he presented himself as a candidate in the provincial legislature in almost every general election from 1854 to 1875, he was elected only once in 1871. He was also involved in thetemperance movement in the region. He died in Oshawa in 1888.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5514 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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