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History of the County of Perth From 1825 to 1902
History of the County of Perth From 1825 to 1902 Author:William Johnston General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 Original Publisher: Printed by W.M. O'Beirne Subjects: Perth (Ont. : County) Perth County (Ont.) Perth County, Ontario History / Canada / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing... more » text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV. POLITICAL NOTEs. The Huron tract was first designated as Huron County, comprising all those lands granted to the Canada Company forming a portion of that territory in Upper Canada west of the Grand River and a line drawn northward to the Georgian Bay. London was founded early in the last century, and the central local government was located there for this vast section of country. A separation was effected in 1841 by withdrawing a portion of this western district and erecting another, with its central government in Goderich. In that period, between 1841 and 1850, this section was known as "The United Counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce." During 1850 another dismemberment took place by withdrawing Perth, which was erected into a new county, its local government being located in Stratford. In 1841 this county was first known as "Perth," receiving that name in honor of Perthshire, Scotland. From this Shire a large number of the early settlers came to N. Easthope, which soon became the most populous section in Perth County. They were desirous of naming their new home in remembrance of that they had left, and largely through the instrumentality of J. J. E. Linton this county received its name. On January 24, 1853, Perth County assumed the responsibilities of municipal government, granted by the Act of 1850. At twelve o'clock the first assembly of local representatives met in the court house, now completed. On that memorable day an organization was ...« less