He was born in Forfarshire, Scotland in 1804. He apprenticed with a land surveyor in Scotland and came to Upper Canada seeking employment. In 1825, he was named a deputy surveyor of roads and, in 1828, surveyor of highways in the Home District. In 1831, he became associated with William Lyon Mackenzie as a Reformer. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada representing 1st York in 1834 and 1836.
He reluctantly joined the rebellion of 1837 and protected the loyalist prisoners at Montgomery's Tavern from abuse. However, despite this, the governor Sir Francis Bond Head ordered his farm burned. Gibson fled to Lockport, New York, where he was employed as an engineer for the Erie Canal. In 1848, having been pardoned in 1843, he returned to his farm and was hired as a provincial land surveyor. In 1853, he was given the post of inspector of crown lands agencies and superintendent of colonization roads in Canada West. He also supervised the surveying of roads in the Algoma District from 1861 to 1862. For a time, he also operated a large sawmill in the Parry Sound region, which was later taken over by William Beatty.
A provincial plaque tells of David Gibson's storied life.
An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected in front of the Gibson House Museum in North York Centre, Toronto, Ontario by the province to commemorate David Gibson's role in Ontario's heritage.[1]
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
October 27, 2023
david, gibson, canadian, politician, david, gibson, march, 1804, january, 1864, surveyor, farmer, political, figure, upper, canada, david, gibsoncirca, 1850s, representation, gibsonbornmarch, 1804forfarshire, scotlanddiedjanuary, 1864, 1864, aged, quebec, city. David Gibson March 9 1804 January 25 1864 was a surveyor farmer and political figure in Upper Canada David GibsonCirca 1850s representation of GibsonBornMarch 9 1804Forfarshire ScotlandDiedJanuary 25 1864 1864 01 25 aged 59 Quebec City Quebec CanadaOccupationSurveyorHe was born in Forfarshire Scotland in 1804 He apprenticed with a land surveyor in Scotland and came to Upper Canada seeking employment In 1825 he was named a deputy surveyor of roads and in 1828 surveyor of highways in the Home District In 1831 he became associated with William Lyon Mackenzie as a Reformer He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada representing 1st York in 1834 and 1836 He reluctantly joined the rebellion of 1837 and protected the loyalist prisoners at Montgomery s Tavern from abuse However despite this the governor Sir Francis Bond Head ordered his farm burned Gibson fled to Lockport New York where he was employed as an engineer for the Erie Canal In 1848 having been pardoned in 1843 he returned to his farm and was hired as a provincial land surveyor In 1853 he was given the post of inspector of crown lands agencies and superintendent of colonization roads in Canada West He also supervised the surveying of roads in the Algoma District from 1861 to 1862 For a time he also operated a large sawmill in the Parry Sound region which was later taken over by William Beatty He died at Quebec in 1864 Legacy edit nbsp A provincial plaque tells of David Gibson s storied life An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected in front of the Gibson House Museum in North York Centre Toronto Ontario by the province to commemorate David Gibson s role in Ontario s heritage 1 References edit Ontario PlaqueExternal links editBiography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Gibson Canadian politician amp oldid 1088474817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
