Английская Википедия:Burr Plato

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Шаблон:Short description Burr Plato (Шаблон:Circa–1905) was a Canadian political figure.

Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Logan County, today part of West Virginia.[1] Burr succeeded in escaping enslavement and making his way to Canada in 1856 after an arduous journey culminating in a swim to freedom across the Niagara River to Canada West, where he settled.[2] With a reputation locally in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for honesty in business affairs, Plato became a prominent property owner and served from 1886 to 1901 in Niagara Falls as an elected councillor.

Plato died in 1905.

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