George Hope Bertram (March 12, 1847 – 20 March 1900) was a Canadian businessman and politician.

Born in Fenton Barns, Scotland to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack, Bertram emigrated to join his brother John in Canada in 1865. After opening a hardware store in Lindsay, Ontario, he moved to Toronto in 1876. A prominent businessman, Bertram was elected to federal parliament as a member of the House of Commons of Canada for Toronto Centre in an 1897 by-election. Bertram's daughter, Christine Mabel married William Henry Moore, a writer and lawyer who also became a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario. A Liberal, he died in office in 1900 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

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His brother John also served in the House of Commons.

George Hope Bertram

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1847 births

1900 deaths

Canadian Unitarians

Liberal Party of Canada MPs

Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario

Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario

Immigrants to the Province of Canada

George Hope Bertram