Norton, John (Teyoninhokarawen) National Historic Person

n/a, Ontario
Portrait of Major John Norton (Teyoninhokarawen) by Solomon Williams, 47.5 x 31.5 cm, painted in England in 1804-05 (© Canadian War Museum, Cat. No. 19950096-00)
Portrait of Major John Norton (Teyoninhokarawen)
(© Canadian War Museum, Cat. No. 19950096-00)
Address : n/a, Ontario

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2011-07-19
Life Date: 1770 to 1823

Other Name(s):
  • Norton, John (Teyoninhokarawen)  (Designation Name)
  • Dowwisdowwis  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 2010-029

Importance: A great political and military leader among the Grand River Iroquois before, during and after the War of 1812