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Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Virginia.
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Burr Plato
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Burr succeeded in moving to Canada in 1856 after an arduous journey culminating in a swim to freedom across the Niagara River to Canada, where he settled. With a reputation locally in Niagara Falls, Ontario for honesty in business affairs, Plato became a prominent property owner and served from 1886 to 1901 in Niagara Falls as an elected councillor. Plato died in 1905.
