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Sculpture of John Graves Simcoe on the Archives and Canadiana Building in Toronto, Canada, on August 20, 2011. John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791-1796. He ended slavery in Upper Canada long before it was abolished in the British Empire as a whole - by 1810 there were no slaves in Upper Canada, but the Crown did not abolish slavery throughout the Empire until 1834. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#6859192
Date Taken	20 August 2011
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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