John Galt

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1827–1828

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Galt, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. John Galt founds the town of Guelph

   1827–1828

   Role: Founder of Guelph and first superintendent of the Canada Company

   1. 11827–1828 · GuelphConstruction of The Priory

      John Galt constructed 'The Priory' in 1827–1828 to house early settlers and the Canada Company office.

   2. 21827 · GuelphEarly Infrastructure Development

      In 1827, Guelph saw the construction of 70 houses, a farmers' market, a brewery, and a Board of Commerce; a grist mill was also built by the Canada Company, though its construction date is not stated in the source.

   3. 3April 23, 1827 · GuelphSymbolic Founding of Guelph

      John Galt and William 'Tiger' Dunlop symbolized the founding of Guelph by felling a tree on April 23, 1827.

Sources

1. Guelph Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
2. John Galt (novelist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29