George Taylor Denison III

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Not to be confused with George Denison (Canadian politician), another figure in the Canada First movement.

George Taylor Denison III
James Alexander Grant
Succeeded byBenjamin Sulte
Personal details
Born(1839-08-31)31 August 1839
Toronto, Upper Canada
Died6 June 1925(1925-06-06) (aged 85)
Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeSt. John's Cemetery on the Humber, Weston, Ontario
Parent
RelativesGeorge Taylor Denison (grandfather)
Frederick Charles Denison (brother)
John Denison (brother)

Lieutenant-Colonel George Taylor Denison III, FRSC (31 August 1839 – 6 June 1925) was a Canadian
lawyer, military officer and writer.

Life and career

He was born in

lieutenant-colonel in the active militia in 1866. He saw active service during the Fenian raids of 1866, and during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.[1][2]

Owing to his dissatisfaction with the conduct of the

Algoma in the Liberal interest. Thereafter, he remained free from party ties. In 1877, he was appointed police magistrate of Toronto.[1][2]

Denison was one of the founders of the Canada First movement, which did much to shape the national aspirations from 1870 to 1878, and was a consistent supporter of imperial federation and of preferential trade between Great Britain and her colonies. He became a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and was president of the section dealing with English history and literature. The best known of his military works is his History of Modern Cavalry (London, 1877), which was awarded the Czar of Russia Prize in an open competition in 1879, and has been translated into German, Russian and Japanese. It remains one of the definitive works on the subject.[3] In 1900 he published his reminiscences under the title of Soldiering in Canada.[1][2]

He was a public defender of Upper Canada College, and was also known for virulent Anti-Americanism; after a proposal was made to erect a statue of

poker on his fire.[2][3]

Denison died in Toronto in 1925 and was buried at a family plot in St. John's Cemetery on the Humber in Weston, Ontario.[2]

Confederate sympathizer

Denison was an enthusiastic supporter of the Confederate cause at the time of the American Civil War.[4] As Norman Knowles argues in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Denison’s "identification with the South came naturally: it represented an idyllic society that embodied the social order, conservative values, and chivalric traditions he wished to see maintained in British North America. He drew parallels between his loyalist ancestors, who had fought to uphold their principles against the demagoguery of American patriots, and the southerners, who were struggling to preserve their identity and way of life."[2]

Works

  • Manual Of Outpost Duties, (1866)
  • The Fenian Raid On Fort Erie, (1866)
  • Modern Cavalry, (1868)
  • History Of Cavalry, (1877)
  • Soldiering In Canada: Recollections And Experiences..., (1901)
  • The Struggle For Imperial Unity, (1909)
  • Recollections Of A Police Magistrate, (1920)

Sources:[5]

Denison family

Source: Toronto Star[6] and [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Biography – DENISON, GEORGE TAYLOR (1839-1925) – Volume XV (1921-1930) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b Killbourn, William; Toronto Remembered; Soddart Publishing, Toronto; 1984; Pg. 168
  4. ^ Julian Sher, "This Toronto city councillor aided the slavers in the U.S. Civil War with money, hospitality — and a would-be warship". Toronto Star, April 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "George Taylor Denison". Author and Book Info.
  6. ^ George T Denison Judge of Character
  7. ^ Denison Family of Toronto

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Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
James Alexander Grant
President of the Royal Society of Canada

1903–1904 		Succeeded by
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