Jacob Hespeler

Jacob Hespeler
Born
Jakob Georg Hespeler

(1811-01-28)28 January 1811
Eningen unter Achalm, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died22 March 1881(1881-03-22) (aged 70)
Hespeler, Ontario, Canada
Burial placeNew Hope Cemetery, Hespeler, Ontario
ChildrenLaura
Parents
  • Johann Georg Hespeler (father)
  • Anna Barbara Wick (mother)

Jacob George Hespeler (né Jakob Georg Hespeler; 28 January 1811 – 22 March 1881) was a German-Canadian businessman. He is best known as the founder and namesake of the town Hespeler, Ontario, which since 1973 has been a neighbourhood in the amalgamated town of Cambridge, Ontario. [1] [2]

  1. ^ McLaughlin, Kenneth (1987). Cambridge: The Making of a Canadian City. Burlington, Ontario: Windsor Publications (Canada) Ltd.
  2. ^ Quantrell, Jim (1998). Cambridge Mosaic: An Inquiry into Who's Who in the History of Cambridge. Cambridge, Ontario: City of Cambridge. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-9693153-1-7.