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About Edward Jessup Jr.
- Edward Jessup (May 26, 1766 – November 4, 1815) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Albany, New York in 1766, the son of Edward Jessup, a United Empire Loyalist.
- He served with his father's Loyal Rangers, becoming a captain.
- After the American Revolution, he settled in Augusta Township.
- Jessup represented Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1797 to 1800.
- In 1800, he was named justice of the peace in the Johnstown District.
- He became lieutenant-colonel in the Leeds militia in 1809.
- With his father, he laid out the town of Prescott in 1810.
- He died at Prescott in 1815. Two of his sons also represented Grenville in the legislative assembly: Edward in the 11th Parliament of Upper Canada Hamilton Dibble in the 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada.
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