Sir Adam Beck
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Sir Adam Beck was a prominent Canadian politician and advocate of publicly owned hydroelectric power who played a key role in the development of Ontario’s electricity system in the early 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Adam Beck canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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human ⓘ hydroelectric power advocate ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925-08-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | local schools in Baden, Ontario ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German Canadian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hydroelectric power
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public utilities ⓘ |
| givenName | Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Knight Bachelor
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Knighted by King George V ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Sir Adam Beck statue in London, Ontario
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Sir Adam Beck statue in Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Sir Adam Beck Generating Station namesake ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | public power policy in Ontario ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of public ownership of electricity utilities
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development of Ontario’s hydroelectric system ⓘ |
| movement | public power movement in Ontario ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations at Niagara Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
creation of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
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promotion of publicly owned hydroelectric power in Ontario ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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hydroelectric power promoter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baden, Canada West
NERFINISHED
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Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
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Mayor of London, Ontario ⓘ Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario ⓘ Ontario Cabinet minister ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, Ontario, Canada
NERFINISHED
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | establishment of publicly owned hydroelectric power in Ontario ⓘ |
| spouse | Lilias A. W. Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Adam Beck Description of subject: Sir Adam Beck was a prominent Canadian politician and advocate of publicly owned hydroelectric power who played a key role in the development of Ontario’s electricity system in the early 20th century.
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