Elisha Jessop [SEP] occupation
Elisha Jessop
Elisha Jessop (1843 – October 24, 1918) was a Canadian doctor and politician.
Born in Norfolk County, England, Jessop emigrated to Canada with his family in 1849. They settled in the small rural community of Reach, Ontario. He was educated in various rural schools before graduating from the Toronto Normal School in 1864. After working as a teacher in several smaller communities, Jessop entered the University of Toronto, graduating in 1870. He immediately enrolled in the University's medical school, and graduated
as a member of the local militia during the 1880s and as a sergeant in the Home Guard during World War II. Parnell was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1919 by-election held after the death of Elisha Jessop. He was the first president of the Lincoln Historical Society and of the United Empire Loyalist Society. He served as president of the Historical
Society of St. Catharines from 1927 to 1935. He was a master in the local Orange Lodge and a prominent member of the local Masonic lodge. He died