Cornish Canadians are Canadians of Cornish descent, including those who were born in Cornwall . The number of Canadian citizens of Cornish descent cannot be determined through census statistics, though speculative estimates place the population as high as 20,000.
History [ edit ]
It is recorded that the first Cornish to reach what is now Canadian soil did in the 16th century, reaching the coast of Newfoundland , part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
Notable people [ edit ]
Frank Andrews (1854-after 1890), member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Elizabeth Arden (1878-1966), businesswoman
Arthur James Bater (1889-1969), MP for The Battlefords
Truman Smith Baxter (1867-1931), mayor of Vancouver
James Blight (born 1976), voice actor
Rick Blight (1955-2005), hockey player
Marie Bottrell (born 1961), country music singer
Frederick Buscombe (1862-1938), Mayor of Vancouver
Dick Cherry (born 1937), hockey player
Don Cherry (born 1934), hockey player and commentator
Dean Chynoweth (born 1968), hockey player
Ed Chynoweth (1941-2008), hockey owner
H. P. P. Crease (1823-1905), member of the British Columbia Supreme Court
William Dennis (1856-1920), member of the Senate of Canada
Claude Ernest Dolman (1906-1994), scientist
John Eyre (1824-1871), member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Thomas Greenway (1838-1908), Premier of Manitoba
Wilfred Grenfell (1865-1940), Episcopal missionary
W.O. Hamley (1818-1907), civil and naval officer
Derek Holman (born 1931), composer
Arthur Lobb (1871-1928), member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly
Samuel A. Mitchell (1874-1960), astronomer
R. J. M. Parker (1881-1948), Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
Robert Parkyn (1862-1939), member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly
James Pascoe (1863-1931), member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
J. Ernest Pascoe (1900-1972), Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
Nigel Pengelly (1925-2010), member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly
Robert Terrill Rundle (1811-1896), Methodist missionary
John Teague (1833-1902), architect and mayor of Victoria
Francis W. Thomas (1834-1900), banker and philanthropist
John Tucker Williams (1789-1854), naval officer
Victor Williams (1867-1949), general
James Yeo. Sr. (1789-1868), member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly
James Yeo, Jr. (1827-1903), Member of Parliament for Prince County
John Yeo (1837-1924), Member of Parliament for East Prince
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Cornish." . Multicultural Canada.
Further reading [ edit ]
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples ; Paul Robert Magocsi, editor, University of Toronto Press for Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1999
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