George Hope Bertram (March 12, 1847 – 20 March 1900) was a
Canadian
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businessman and politician.
Born in
Fenton Barns,
Scotland
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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
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, he moved to
Toronto
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in 1876. A prominent businessman, Bertram was elected to federal parliament as a member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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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
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also served in the House of Commons.
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1847 births
1900 deaths
Canadian Unitarians
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
Immigrants to the Province of Canada
19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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