John By
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Lieutenant-Colonel John By (7 August 1779[1] – 1 February 1836) was an English military engineer. He is best known for having supervised the construction of the Rideau Canal and for having founded Bytown in the process. It developed and was designated as the Canadian capital, Ottawa.[6]
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Born | (1779-08-07)7 August 1779[1][2] Lambeth, Surrey |
Died | 1 February 1836(1836-02-01) (aged 56) Shernfold Park, Frant, Sussex |
Buried | St Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Board of Ordnance |
Years of service | 1799–1836 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service number | 298 |
Unit | Royal Artillery Corps of Royal Engineers[3]: 14 |
Commands held | CRE, Royal Gunpowder Mills, 1812– Rideau Canal, 1826–32 |
Campaigns | Peninsular War, 1811[3] |
Memorials | Major's Hill Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[4] Peninsula and Waterloo Campaigns 1808–15 Memorial, Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, Kent[5] |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Johnson Baines
(m. 1801–1814)Esther March (m. 1818–1836) |
Children | Harriet Martha By (1822–1842) Esther By Ashburnham (1820–1848) |
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