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The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county in Ontario, Canada, in the Eastern Ontario subregion of Southern Ontario. It fronts on the Saint Lawrence River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States, opposite of the State of New York. The county seat is Brockville. The county was formed by the union of the historical counties of Leeds and Grenville in 1850.
Grenville County is a former county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It fronted on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, between the towns of Kingston and Cornwall. The county was created in 1792, and named in honour of William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, who was the British Secretary of State responsible for the colonies in 1790. It consisted of five townships, which were settled primarily by United Empire Loyalists in the late 1700s after the Revolutionary War. Prior to being settled by Europeans, the area was home to many generations of native cultures. Grenville County merged with Leeds County in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County. The county covered an area of 272,261 acres (110,180 ha).
Leeds County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. The county was first surveyed in 1792 as one of the nineteen counties created by Sir John Graves Simcoe in preparation for the United Empire Loyalists to settle here. The county took its name from Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds; the "Leeds" of the Dukedom referred to Leeds in West Yorkshire, England and not for Leeds, Kent, England. In 1850, Leeds County merged with Grenville County to create the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. This county was home to several townships as well as the city of Brockville.
Leeds was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Leeds North and Grenville North and Leeds South ridings.
Basil Rorison Church was a physician and political figure in Canada West.
Kemptville Creek is a stream in the municipalities of North Grenville and Augusta, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Ottawa River drainage basin, is a right tributary of the Rideau River, and is under the auspices of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.
Merrickville–Wolford is a village-status municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, located in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It spans both shores of the Rideau River.
Elections were held in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
The 2022 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 24, 2022.
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Lambton County, Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Simcoe County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Wellington County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Dufferin County, Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Peterborough County, Ontario, on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Renfrew County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Lanark County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections were held in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Elections took place in Huron County, Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
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- ↑ "2022 Municipal Election". Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Municipal Election". Township of Front of Yonge. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Here are the candidates to be acclaimed as mayor across eastern Ontario". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "Elections". Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "3-way race for mayor in Merrickville-Wolford, 9 running for councillor". InsideOttawaValley.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "Meet the Candidates". Village of Merrickville-Wolford. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Candidates for Mayor". North Grenville. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Candidates for Mayor". Township of Rideau Lakes. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL LIST OF CANDIDATES" (PDF). Village of Westport. Retrieved 20 August 2022.