Life Of Colonel Talbot: And The Talbot Settlement, Its Rise And Progress - Softcover

Edward Ermatinger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461940531 ISBN 13: 9780461940534

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Life Of Colonel Talbot: And The Talbot Settlement, Its Rise And Progress by Edward Ermatinger. This 1859 biography traces Colonel Talbot’s life from his Irish birth and early army career to his pivotal role in founding the Talbot Settlement near Port Talbot, Upper Canada. The author juxtaposes Talbot’s private character with his public acts, including his service as a confidential secretary to General Simcoe and his selection of lands and settlement plans that created 28 townships and sustained thousands of settlers. Ermatinger weaves in profiles of contemporaries—such as Colonel Burwell, John Rolph, Chief Justice Robinson, Bishop Strachan, and Dr. Cronyn—alongside episodes of the War of 1812, emigration, and frontier commerce. The volume blends narrative, letters, and anecdotes to illustrate diligence, loyalty, and the challenges of pioneer governance, including finance, roads, churches, and schools. It aims to preserve memory of Talbot’s contributions and to present the settlement as a historical example of British imperial policy, colonial development, and community building in Upper Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461940531
• ISBN 13: 9780461940534
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252