Sir Manfred Lartly
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Sir Manfred Lartly was born Spring of 1882 in Belleville, Ontario [1]. He is best known for his environmental activism.
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[edit] History
[edit] Family
Manfred Lartly grew up in a large family, the eldest of 15.[2] In 1866 he and his family moved north to Eldorado, Ontario to join in the gold rush.[3] His title of "Sir" was self-appointed and stuck with him until after his death. [4]
[edit] Environmental Activism
Manfred Lartly was opposed to urban development and overpopulation.[5] His most famous cause was the building of the Queensborough dam which he thought would destroy the river ecosystem.[6] He went to extreme measures to protest the dam and stop its construction including using explosives to destroy the dam.[7]
[edit] Death
Lartly was going to blow up the Queensborough dam but failed in his task. He accidentally set his explosives off while on his way to the dam and ended up killing himself in the process.[8]
[edit] Controversy
After Lartly's death, accusations of mental illness arose and some people even said he heard voices of nymphs which told him to blow up the dam.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Sir Manfred Lartly
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Langley, Lindsay (1997). Sir Manfred Larly. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
