Sir Manfred Lartly

Sir Manfred Lartly was born Spring of 1882 in Belleville, Ontario [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ] . He is best known for his environmental activism.

History

Family

Manfred Lartly grew up in a large family, the eldest of 15. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ] In 1866 he and his family moved north to Eldorado, Ontario to join in the gold rush. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ] His title of "Sir" was self-appointed and stuck with him until after his death. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ]

Environmental Activism

Manfred Lartly was opposed to urban development and overpopulation. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ] His most famous cause was the building of the Queensborough dam which he thought would destroy the river ecosystem. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ] He went to extreme measures to protest the dam and stop its construction including using explosives to destroy the dam. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ]

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. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ]

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. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sirmanfredlartly/ Sir Manfred Lartly ] ]

References

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