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Henry Burritt
Henry
Burritt
was a
farmer
and
political figure
in
Upper Canada
.
He was
born
in
Augusta Township
in 1791, the son of
Stephen Burritt
. He settled on a farm in
Marlborough Township
. In 1821, he was
appointed
justice of the peace
in the
Johnstown District
. He was a member of
the local
militia, eventually
becoming
lieutenant-colonel
. He was
elected
to the
13th Parliament of Upper Canada
in an 1839 by-election after
William Benjamin Wells
was
expelled
from the
assembly
.
He died at
Burritt's Rapids
in 1872.