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| name = John Bertram |
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| constituency_MP = [[Peterborough West]] |
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| parliament = Canadian |
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| predecessor = [[Charles Perry (Canadian politician)|Charles Perry]] |
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| successor = [[George Hilliard]] |
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| term_start = 1872 |
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| term_end = 1878 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1837|10|16}} |
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| birth_place = Fenton Barns, Scotland |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1904|11|28|1837|10|16}} |
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| death_place = Toronto, Ontario |
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| party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |
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| relations = [[George Hope Bertram]], brother |
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Bertram was born at Fenton Barns, near Dirleton, Scotland, to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack. |
Bertram was born at [[Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton|Fenton Barns]], near Dirleton, Scotland, to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack. Bertram emigrated to Canada in 1860. He married Helen Shiells in Almonte Ontario and settled in [[Peterborough, Ontario]] where he was a wholesale hardware dealer. From 1872 to 1878, he represented [[Peterborough West]] as a Liberal in the House of Commons. |
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In 1881, Bertram moved to Toronto and became prominent as president of the Collins Inlet Lumber Company and as president of the Bertram Engine and Shipbuilding Company, a firm he ran with his brother [[George Hope Bertram]] (who was also an MP). Bertram was well known in public life and was chairman of the Dominion Commission on Transportation and, in 1897, he became a member of the Ontario Forestry Commission. |
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Bertram died in Toronto and was buried in [[Little Lake Cemetery]] in Peterborough. While in Peterborough, Bertram had converted from Presbyterianism to Unitarianism, although his wife had not. A minister of each faith officiated at his funeral.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bertram_john_13E.html |title=John Bertram |last= Gillis|first= Robert Peter |website= Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XIII (1901-1910) |publisher= University of Toronto/Université Laval |access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40681 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''] |
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John Bertram | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Peterborough West | |
| In office 1872–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Perry |
| Succeeded by | George Hilliard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1837 Fenton Barns, Scotland |
| Died | November 28, 1904 (aged 67) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | George Hope Bertram, brother |
John Bertram (16 October 1837 – 28 November 1904) was a businessman and a Member of Parliament in Canada.
Bertram was born at Fenton Barns, near Dirleton, Scotland, to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack. Bertram emigrated to Canada in 1860. He married Helen Shiells in Almonte Ontario and settled in Peterborough, Ontario where he was a wholesale hardware dealer. From 1872 to 1878, he represented Peterborough West as a Liberal in the House of Commons.
In 1881, Bertram moved to Toronto and became prominent as president of the Collins Inlet Lumber Company and as president of the Bertram Engine and Shipbuilding Company, a firm he ran with his brother George Hope Bertram (who was also an MP). Bertram was well known in public life and was chairman of the Dominion Commission on Transportation and, in 1897, he became a member of the Ontario Forestry Commission.
Bertram died in Toronto and was buried in Little Lake Cemetery in Peterborough. While in Peterborough, Bertram had converted from Presbyterianism to Unitarianism, although his wife had not. A minister of each faith officiated at his funeral.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Gillis, Robert Peter. "John Bertram". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XIII (1901-1910). University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links[edit]
- "John Bertram". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- John Bertram – Parliament of Canada biography
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