Edward Jessup (May 26, 1766 – November 4, 1815) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.

Edward Jessup Jr.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Grenville
In office
1797–1800
Preceded byEphraim Jones
Succeeded bySamuel Sherwood
Justice of the Peace for Johnstown
In office
1800–1810
Personal details
BornMay 26, 1766
Albany, New York
DiedNovember 4, 1815
Prescott, Ontario
RelativesEdward Jessup (father)
Edward Jessup III (son)
Hamilton Dibble Jessup (son)
OccupationFarmer, Militiaman, Politician
Military service
AllegianceGreat Britain
Upper Canada
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Canadian militia
Years of service1781-1815
RankCaptain
Lieutenant-Colonel
UnitJessup’s Rangers (1781-1784)
Leeds Militia (1788-1815)
CommandsLeeds Militia (1795-1809)
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War War of 1812

He was born in Albany, New York in 1766, the son of Edward Jessup, a United Empire Loyalist. He served with his father's Loyal Rangers, becoming a Captain. After the American Revolution, he settled in Augusta Township. Jessup represented Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1797 to 1800. In 1800, he was named justice of the peace in the Johnstown District. He became Lieutenant-Colonel in the Leeds militia in 1809. With his father, he laid out the town of Prescott in 1810. He died at Prescott in 1815.

Two of his sons also represented Grenville in the legislative assembly:

References

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  • Leavitt, Thad. W.H. (1879). History of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario: from 1749 to 1879. Recorder Press.
  • Johnson, J.K. (1989). Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-0641-1. JSTOR j.ctt7zz67.
  • Bowler, R. Arthur (1983). "Jessup, Edward". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Biography of his father