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Lieutenant-Colonel John By (7 August 1779 – 1 February 1836) was an English military engineer. He is best known for having supervised the construction of the Rideau Canal and for having founded Bytown in the process. It developed and was designated as the Canadian capital, Ottawa.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John By | Allegiance | United Kingdom | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Born | (1779-08-07)7 August 1779 Lambeth, Surrey | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Branch | Board of Ordnance | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Buried | St Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Campaigns | Peninsular War, 1811 | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Children | Esther By Ashburnham (1820–1848) Harriet Martha By (1822–1842) | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Commands | CRE, Royal Gunpowder Mills, 1812– Rideau Canal, 1826–32 | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Died | 1 February 1836(1836-02-01) (aged 56) Shernfold Park, Frant, Sussex | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Education | Royal Military Academy | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Memorials | Major's Hill Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Peninsula and Waterloo Campaigns 1808–15 Memorial, Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, Kent | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Rank | Lieutenant Colonel | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Service number | 298 | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Spouses | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Unit | Royal Artillery Corps of Royal Engineers: 14 | 1.00 | infobox |
| John By | Years of service | 1799–1836 | 1.00 | infobox |
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