Back جون غالت (روائي) Arabic جان قالت (رومانچی) AZB John Galt BR John Galt German John Galt (novelista) Spanish John Galt Finnish John Galt (romancier) French John Galt (scrittore) Italian John Galt Dutch Голт, Джон (писатель) Russian
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| Born | 2 May 1779 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 11 April 1839 (aged 59) Greenock, Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer, colonial businessman |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Period | 1812–1839 |
| Genre | poetry, drama, short stories, travel writing |
| Notable works | Annals of the Parish The Chronicle of Dalmailing, The Entail |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Tilloch |
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John Galt (/ɡɔːlt/; 2 May 1779 – 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language,[1] due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution.
Galt was the first superintendent of the Canada Company (1826–1829). The company was formed to populate a part of what is now Southern Ontario (then known as Upper Canada) in the first half of the 19th century; it was later called "the most important single attempt at settlement in Canadian history".[2]
In 1829, Galt was recalled to Great Britain[3] for mismanagement of the Canada Company (particularly incompetent bookkeeping), and was later jailed for failing to pay his son's tuition.[4] Galt's Autobiography, published in London in 1833, includes a discussion of his life and work in Upper Canada.[5]
He was the father of Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt of Montreal, Quebec.
- ^ "BBC Writing Scotland, Reformers and Radicals: A Man's a Man". Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Wellington County". Historic Plaques. Wayne Cook. 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
Plaque #4
- ^ Hall, Roger; Whistler, Nick (1988). "Galt, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VII (1836–1850) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "John Galt". Guelph Archives. City of Guelph. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
From Library and Archives Canada
- ^ Bélanger, Claude (2005). "John Galt". Quebec History. Marianopolis College. Retrieved 22 March 2017.