John Reverend

Background

John Gough Brick was born on March 28, 1836 in Upton-upon-Severn to Benjamin Brick and Mary Morris.

Career

He revealed the possibilities of growing wheat in Peace River Country, becoming the first man to seriously start agriculture in the area. With her he had nine children. In 1887, he would found an Anglican Mission in Shaftesbury Settlement eventually starting a mission farm.

During the winter of 1892 a sample of his Red Fife wheat was sent to the Dominion Department of Agriculture, in Ottawa, which was placed in the Dominion exhibit at the World’s Fair at Chicago.

He died on December 13, 1897 in New York, New New York On June 7, 1954, the Canadian government placed Brick on the list of Persons of National Historic A plaque is dedicated to Brick on the exterior wall of the Post Office in Peace River, Alberta.

Achievements

• The sample won first prize, the government currently holds the medal for the award.