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1/25/2012 2:56:47 PM
Jude Law, is that you?
A lot of people looked at this portrait, but no one guessed who it really is.
Granted, I didn't give much in the way of a hint except that I found it in a copy of the Simcoe County Atlas of 1881.
So, who is this man?
Thomas Long, Member of Provincial Parliament for Collingwood, apparently. I do believe the above dapper fellow is about 39 year old or so in the photo. Here is Mr. Long when he's older:
Thomas Long has his very own Wikipedia page! He was born in Limerick Co., Ireland in 1836 and moved to Simcoe County when he was 14. He apprenticed as a merchant, did some schooling in Buffalo and then settled in Collingwood in 1857. He was an MPP from 1875 to 1883.
CLICK HERE for a little bit more.