CAPTAIN ELMES YELVERTON STEELE, R.N. -- Medonte Township, Ontario
N 44° 38.940 W 079° 35.755
17T E 611336 N 4944918
Small memorial to a local hero, veteran of the Napoleonic Wars.
Waymark Code: WM9BJ2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/27/2010
Views: 8
CAPTAIN ELMES YELVERTON STEELE, R.N.
1781-1865
SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY DURING NAPOLEONIC WARS
SETTLED IN PURBROOK, MEDONTE, 1832
FIRST MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR SIMCOE, 1841
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
COLONEL OF THE MILITIA
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JOHN COUCHER STEELE
1817-1909
REEVE OF TOWNSHIP OF ORO, 1859-1876
WARDEN OF COUNTY OF SIMCOE 1875
ERECTED BY THE ORILLIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Type of memorial: Plaque
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