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George Johnson

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George Johnson (1838-1911) lived in the Lower Horton/Grand Pre area in a house named "Ayrtondale". George may have attended Mount Allison University and he received an honourary doctorate from that University circa 1904. When George retired, he returned to Grand Pre to live in the family's home.

Johnson's career was divided between journalism and the Federal government. A strong believer in Confederation, he was a friend and colleague of Sir John A. Macdonald. He is recognized as the first Dominion Statistician, appointed in 1887. He had held the positions of the Census Chief Officer for Nova Scotia for the 1881 census and the Editor of the Canada Year Book in 1886. Johnson was also the Statistician for the Department of Agriculture in 1887 and the Director of Census for 1891. George Johnson retired in 1904.

The fonds consists primarily of professional papers for George Johnson in his capacity as Statistician in the Department of Agriculture but also as a newspaper correspondent. Few personal papers form part of the fonds. The digitized records consist of manuscripts ranging in dates between 1866 and 1911.
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George Johnson

Dates Covered: 1874 to 1911
Collection: George Johnson, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Manuscript, "Annotations a l'Abrege historique"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1883 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, in French, 13 pages.
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/019
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Canada & U.S. Compared"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1887 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, signed by George Johnson, with annotations, 48 pages.
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/021
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Canada's Wheat Production Depends Upon Increased Mileage of Railways"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1902 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, entitled, "Canada's Wheat Production Depends Upon Increased Mileage of Railways", by George Johnson, 4 pages. Includes related material found in envelope marked "Worlds wheat supply" 19--, 1904, and a handwritten version, 8 pages more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/033
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Critical Period in the framing of the Union Resolutions"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1873 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, 11 pages.
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/018
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Density of Population"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1901 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, entitled, "Density of Population", 4 pages. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/031
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Fire & Life Insurance"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1892 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, 4 pages.
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/023
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Fruit Culture in Canada"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1899 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript entitled "Fruit Culture in Canada", 15 pages. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/027
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Genesis & Development of Confederation"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1894 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript entitled "Genesis & Development of Confederation", with annotations, 89 pages and appendices. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/025
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Lady Aberdeen"

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Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript entitled "Lady Aberdeen", attributed to George Johnson, written sometime after 1898. 8 pages. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/026
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Nova Scotia in the Olden Time"

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Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript attributed to George Johnson, 34 pages in booklet.
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/017
Creator: Johnson, George
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Preferential Tariff"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1901 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript entitled "Preferential Tariff", 3 pages. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/028

Manuscript, "Prices of Coal in Toronto"

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Date Created: one of the dates: 1893 or some later date
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript entitled "Prices of Coal in Toronto", 13 pages, including attachments. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/024
Type: textual record

Manuscript, "Sir Guy Carleton—Lord Dorchester"

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Date Created: 1906
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, entitled, "Sir Guy Carleton—Lord Dorchester", by George Johnson, 74 pages. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/038
Creator: Johnson, George

Manuscript, "The Canadian Voyageurs"

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Date Created: 1904
Collection: George Johnson
Description: Manuscript, entitled, "The Canadian Voyageurs", initialed C.W., 2 pages. more
Accession Number: 1937.001-JOH/035