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Greenock TownshipA map of Greenock Township can be found on the Bruce County GenWeb website. Greenock Township was named after the town of Greenock, Scotland. The large Greenock Swamp covered much of the township. Greenock Township Places
Greenock Township Notable PeopleHenry Cargill was a 'captain of industry' and politician. The village of Cargill was named after him. His biography appears in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. James J. Donnelly, born in Pinkerton, was a businessman and politician, and was appointed to the Senate. William Bowes, "the Philosopher of Greenock Swamp", was well-known for his letters to the editor of the Globe, and his articles for local newspapers. Agnes Bowes Hall, born on a farm on the edge of Pinkerton, wrote the novel "Craigie" (Roxburgh Publishing, c1914), AMICUS No. 9177907), using her birth farm for the setting. She married an American and moved to the USA, where she gave recitals and taught elocution. BibliographyGlammis.ca A website with lots of information about the history of Glammis. Greenock Township History, 1856 - 1981 by Greenock Township Historians, 1981. Amicus No. 2484695. Greenock Township 150 Years by the Greenock Township History Book Committee, 2002. See Publications page. Amicus No. 27749822. History of the County of Bruce by Norman Robertson, 1906. Available online.
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