John Gough Brick

John Gough Brick
Portrait of John Gough Brick ca. late 1890s
Born1836
Upton-upon-Severn
Died1897
New York City
OccupationAnglican missionary
SpouseEmma Marie Newson

John Gough Brick (28 March 1836 – 13 December 1897) was an English-Canadian Anglican missionary. He revealed the possibilities of growing wheat in Peace River Country, becoming the first man to seriously start agriculture in the area.

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