Philemon Wright

Philemon Wright (September 3, 1760 - June 3, 1839) was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded what he named Columbia Falls Village, mostly known as Wright's Town 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.

Biography

Wright was born in Woburn, Massachusetts into the family of Thomas Wright and Elizabeth Chandler, a large & prosperous Woburn family that had been among the town’s founders, 120 years before. Philemon Wright was raised as a farmer. At the young age of 16, he was thrust into service for two years with the rebel forces in the first years of the American Revolution, leaving service as a sargeant. He fought in several battles including the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775.

On May 16, 1782, Philemon Wright married Abigail Wyman, a Woburn woman who's ancestors were among the founding families of Charlestown, Mass. in 1628. Charlestown would later become Boston. Philemon and Abigail would have a large family of 9 children. Their children, in order, were: Philemon Jr. (Phil), Tiberius (Bearie), Abigail (Nabby, who died at 7 yrs.), Mary, Ruggles (Rug), Abigail (Abbie), Christopher Columbus (Chris), Christiana (Chrissie) and Susana.

Philemon Wright High School

Philemon Wright High School is an anglophone high school located in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is administered by the Western Quebec School Board and named after Philemon Wright, founder of Hull. Philemon Wright High school also offers an Enriched French program course to students.

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High school

A high school (also secondary school, senior school, secondary college) is a school that provides adolescents with part or all of their secondary education. It may come after primary school or middle school and be followed by higher education or vocational training.

Terminology

The term "high school" originated in Scotland, with the world's oldest high school being Edinburgh's Royal High School from 1505. The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, Boston Latin School founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In all of New Zealand and Malaysia, along with most of Britain and parts of Australia, Bangladesh and Canada, high school means the same thing as secondary school, but instead of starting in 9th grade, these "secondary schools" begin at ages 11 or 12.

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Australia

In Australia, high school is a secondary school, from Year 7 or Year 8 through to Year 12, varying from state to state. High school immediately follows primary (elementary) school; therefore, a Year-7 Australian high-school student is sometimes as young as 12. In Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, the term "high school" generally refers to Years 7–10, whereas the term "College" is used for Years 11–12. In Victoria the term "secondary college" has largely replaced the term "high school" following the reforms of the Labor Government in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some schools have retained the name "high school" (such as Melbourne High School) and many have now dropped the "secondary" and are simply known as "college".