# Philemon Wright

> Philemon Wright was a farmer, lumberman and entrepreneur who founded the Ottawa River timber trade in 1806. He was also founder of what he named Columbia Falls Village, mostly known as Wright's Town and Wright's Village to others, the first permanent settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. Wright's Town, later became incorporated in 1875 and renamed Hull, Quebec, and then in 2002, as a result of a municipal amalgamation, it acquired its present name of the City of Gatineau.

*Canadian businessman (1760-1839)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1760-09-03
- **Died:** 1839-06-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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- [Philemon Wright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philemon_Wright)
- [Philemon Wright](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philemon_Wright)
- [Райт, Филемон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%2C_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378901)

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