Dennis Woolverton

Dennis Woolverton (January 1, 1790 – May 23, 1875) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented the 1st riding of Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1836 as a Reformer.

He was born in New Jersey, the son of Jonathan Woolverton and Mary Barcroft, and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1798.[1] Woolverton was married twice: to Catherine Nixon and then to Mary Ann Nelles, the daughter of Robert Nelles. He served as a sergeant in the militia during the War of 1812. Woolverton lived in Grimsby Township.

His grandson Linus Woolverton became a noted Ontario fruit grower.[2]

References
  1. Chadwick, EM Ontarian Families: Genealogies of United Empire Loyalists and Other Pioneer Families of Upper Canada (2008) ISBN 0-554-80772-6 p. 158
  2. Crawford, Pleasance (1998). "Linus Woolverton". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-02-15.

Further reading
  • Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841, J.K. Johnson (1989)


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