Isaac Fraser
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Isaac Fraser (September 19, 1779 – July 2, 1858) was a political figure in Upper Canada.
He was born in Albany County, New York in 1779. He settled on a farm in Ernestown Township, served in the militia during the War of 1812 and became a colonel in the Addington Militia. He represented Lennox & Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1816 to 1820. He was appointed to the Executive Council and became a justice of the peace in the Midland District in 1818.
References
- Becoming Prominent: Regional leadership in Upper Canada, 1791–1841. J.K. Johnson (1989)
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- 1779 births
- 1858 deaths
- Members of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
- People from Albany County, New York
- American emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
- British people of the War of 1812
- People from Lennox and Addington County
- Immigrants to Upper Canada
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