Philemon Wright (September 3, 1760 РJune 3, 1839) was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightville, the first settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. Wrightville later became Hull, Quebec. Painting of Philemon Wright, founder of Ottawa, from the nineteenth century This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The National Capital Region is an informal designation for the Census Metropolitan Area consisting of the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec and the surrounding area. ... Hull, Qu̩bec, as seen from Ottawa Hull is part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. ...

He was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, but in 1799, searching for a less crowded place to settle, he came upon the intersection of the Gatineau and Ottawa rivers and found good soil there. Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. ... This is about the river in Canada. ...

Wright used his natural leadership abilities to convince a group of Massachusetts settlers to come north with him. The first community of a few dozen settled on the north side of the Ottawa River in 1800, on the site of what would become the city of Gatineau (Hull), Quebec. The group began to clear land, but the process was long and difficult and by 1806 they had nearly exhausted their capital. In an effort to earn money, Wright attempted what was then thought impossible, to build a raft of timber and float it to Quebec City to be sold for export to Britain. Despite taking two months and encountering many hurdles he reached Quebec and sold his 700 logs and 6000 barrel staves. He founded Philemon Wright & Sons and made a great deal of money exporting timber, especially during the Napoleonic Wars when Britain was cut off from its traditional Baltic region suppliers. Wright was elected to the legislature of Lower Canada to represent Ottawa County in 1830 and he and his settlement both saw great success. // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use—from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use—as structural material for construction or wood... Motto : « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Quebec Official logo Country  Canada Province Québec Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Constitution date 1833 Geographical code 24 23027 Founder Foundation... Combatants Allies: Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] Ottoman Empire[5] French Empire Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von Blücher Karl... Population density in the wider Baltic region. ... The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. ... Ottawa (County of) was a former federal and provincial electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec. ...

Wright died on June 3, 1839 and was survived by a large family, including his son Ruggles Wright who would go on to invent the timber slide. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ruggles Wright (1793 - August 18, 1863) was a Canadian lumber merchant, the youngest son of Philemon Wright. ... A timber slide is a device for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls. ...

Wright is regarded as the founder of the cities of Ottawa and of Gatineau and Philemon Wright High School in Gatineau is named after him. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: vanity garbage If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• The Family of John and Priscilla Wright