Six of the 16 members of the elected Legislative Assembly also owned slaves.
The 1793 law prohibiting the importation of slaves into Upper Canada, did not affect the status of slaves already in the colony.
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Peter Russell owned slaves, as did eight other members
of Governor John Graves Simcoe's appointed Legislative Council in Upper
Canada.
Six of the 16 members of the elected Legislative Assembly also owned slaves. The 1793 law prohibiting the importation of slaves into Upper Canada, did not affect the status of slaves already in the colony. |