John Galt (novelist)
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John Galt was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, due to being the first novelist to dea
John Galt Charles Grey 1835
Signature of John Galt
Canada Company office, 1834
Plaque on modern building which occupies the plot in Greenock where his father had the family house built in 1790, marking the garden entrance from Westburn Street to the upstairs flat where Galt died.
Canada Company
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The Canada Company was a private British land development company that was established to aid in the colonization of a large part of Upper Canada. It was incorporated by royal charter on August 19, 18
Historic emblazonment of the company's arms
Plan of the town of Goderich, Upper Canada, which was founded by the Canada Company, 1829
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Plaque. Erected 1929.