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- Richard_Beasley_(politician) abstract "Richard Beasley (July 21, 1761 – February 16, 1842) was a soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada.He was born in New York in 1761 and moved to Quebec in 1777. In 1783, he formed a partnership with Peter Smith in the fur trade. In 1788, he settled in Barton Township on Lake Ontario near the current city of Hamilton, still involved in trading furs. Richard Beasley became one of the founders of Ancaster when he gave millwright James Wilson half of the financial backing to build a grist-mill in 1791 and a sawmill in 1792. In 1797 Beasley sold his half share of the mills to fur trader and businessman Jean Rousseaux. Ultimately by 1800, after speculating in land along the Grand River, he was forced to sell part of his property to cover debts. At one time he owned 13,350 acres (54.0 km2) of land in what is now Kitchener, Ontario. Much of it was later sold to German settlers.In 1796, he was elected to the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada, representing Durham, York & 1st Lincoln. He was also appointed magistrate in the same year. In the next Parliament, he represented West York, Lincoln & Haldimand and served as speaker from 1803 to 1804. In 1802, he became a lieutenant colonel in the York militia. In 1808, he was elected to represent West York in the 5th Parliament, but he was unseated because it was found that his agent had closed the polls too early.Beasley occupied Burlington Heights (now the site of Dundurn Castle and Harvey Park) in 1790, establishing a trading operation there. In May 1813, British forces retreating from the Niagara area set up camp on his land, erecting earthworks and other fortifications. From this encampment the British launched a successful counter-attack against the Americans at Stoney Creek a week later. After the War of 1812 he regained his land from the British, and took part in a convention organized by radical reformer Robert Fleming Gourlay. As a result, he lost his post as magistrate. In addition, allegations regarding his participation in the War of 1812 were raised.Financial difficulties forced Beasley to sell lands at Burlington Heights, but it was purchased by Sir Allan Napier MacNab who built Dundurn Castle on the foundations of Beasley's brick home. A recent book by David Richard Beasley gives an account of Richard Beasley's life: From Bloody Beginnings: Richard Beasley's Upper Canada [Simcoe: Davus, 2008]In 1824, he was elected to represent Halton and became a magistrate again in 1827.He died in Hamilton in 1842. His gravesite is at the back of Christ Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario. A recent book, From Bloody Beginnings: Richard Beasley's Upper Canada, issued by Davus Publishing and authored by David Beasley is creative non-fiction ostensibly told in his voice.".
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