| Last Name: | Denison |
| First Name: | George |
| Second Name: | Taylor |
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| Title: | Capt. |
| Sex: | Male |
| Birth Date: | Dec 29, 1783 |
| Birth Place: | Harwich, Essex, England |
| Death Date: | Dec 18, 1853 |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Canada West |
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| Branch: | Early Settlers |
| Notes: | Founded Governor Generals Horse Guard's in 1822 as Denison's Troops
http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/4-canadian-division/the-governor-generals-horse-guards/index.page
The Governor General's Horse Guards is a reserve regiment of volunteer citizen soldiers, who train during
evenings and weekends. Its illustrious history dates from the early 1800s with the formation of Button's Troop.
The direct lineage of the GGHG is traced back to 1822 when Capt. G.T. Denison formed a troop of dragoons.
Denison's Troop, as it became known, was placed on active duty during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.
The Denison family, from the town of Weston, commanded and financed the troop for many generations.
The troop of some sixty volunteers continued to parade during the 1840s and 1850s maintaining an
unbroken record of service. In 1866 Denison's Troop received the title "The Governor General's Body
Guard."
It grew to a squadron in 1876 and fought in the Riel Rebellion for which the GGBG earned its first battle honour.
The squadron was then expanded to a regiment in 1889.
During the Boer War (1899) the GGBG supplied volunteers to the Canadian Contingent where one of its
members, Lt. H.Z.C. Cockburn, was awarded the Victoria Cross. During WWI the GGBG supplied thousands
of volunteers to the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France.
In 1936, the Mississauga Horse, a mounted regiment raised after the Boer War; and the GGBG amalgamated to
form The Governor General's Horse Guards, fondly referred to as the "Gee-Gee's". The Regiment received its
first Standard (a form of a flag which has all the battle honors and crest of the Regiment emblazoned on it) in
1936. Fifty years ago, in World War II, the Regiment saw action in Italy and subsequently, North West Europe,
receiving nine battle honors for distinguished performance.
Please also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Taylor_Denison
The following obituary was attributed to the The Globe was found on Ancestry.ca. It hasn't been authenticated:
The Globe - Dec 26, 1853;
George Taylor Denison, who died at Bellevue, Toronto, 18th December, 1853, was the son of John Denison,
Esq., who died at York, (now Toronto) in 1824, and the grandson of George Denison, Esq., of Rotherham,
Yorkshire, England. He was born at Harwich, Essex, England, 29th December 1783, and was the first of his
family who was born out of Yorkshire.
He came to Canada with his parents in 1792, at the time Col. Simcoe was appointed to the Government of
Upper Canada – then set apart from Lower Canada. His father was induced to leave England by his most
intimate friend, Peter Russell, Esq., who had received several official appointments in the new colony, and
who several times acted as President of the Province. The family remained at Kingston until October 1796,
when they came to York, where public buildings were preparing for the reception of the Government, which
was then under orders to remove to that place. The town was only surveyed in the midst of a wilderness.
He remembered when scarcely a white man was to be found on the site of the now populous city of Toronto.
At the time of his death he was (and had been since the death of Col. Chawatt) the oldest resident within the
limits of Toronto. He and his family fought for the Province during the last war, and rendered in several
instances good service.
His political views were well-known – those of the high Tory party, of the Geo. III school; always consistent
and unwavering. He died in the bosom of his family in peace, with the Christian’s hope. He was a member
and a sincere friend of the Church of England, which was always the Church of his ancestors.
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Photo from Tim Martin - 12 2020 |
| Cemetery: | St John's on the Humber |
| Section: | 1S |
| Plot: | 14 |
| Individual record created: | Jan 09, 2000 at 4:46:55 PM |
| Individual record last updated: | Nov 23, 2023 at 12:13:42 AM |
| Spouses: |
Caldwell/Elizabeth Eleanor
Lippincott/Esther Borden (UE)
Taylor/Maria (I)
Coates/Mary Priscilla |
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