George Hope Bertram
Politician
1847 – 1900
Who was George Hope Bertram?
George Hope Bertram was a Canadian businessman and politician.
Born in Fenton Barns, Scotland to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack, Bertram emigrated to join his brother John in Canada in 1865. After opening a hardware store in Lindsay, Ontario, he moved to Toronto in 1876. A prominent businessman, Bertram was elected to federal parliament as a member of the Canadian House of Commons for Toronto Centre in an 1897 by-election. Bertram's daughter, Christine Mabel married William Henry Moore, a writer and lawyer who also became a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario. A Liberal, he died in office in 1900 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.
His brother John also served in the House of Commons.
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- Born
- Mar 12, 1847
Scotland - Religion
- Christian Unitarianism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Mar 20, 1900
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on July 23, 2013
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