Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: toronto , ontario - parliament: canadian - successor: william rees brock - constituency mp: toronto centre - death date: 20 march 1900 - predecessor: william lount - party: liberal - relations: john bertram , brother - term end: 1900 - term start: 1897 - birth date: 12 march 1847 - name: george hope bertram - image: georgehopebertram23.jpg - birth place: fenton barns , scotland - religion: unitarianism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george hope bertram .
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george hope bertram -lrb- march 12 , 1847 -- 20 march 1900 -rrb- 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 canadian house of commons 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 .his brother john also served in the house of commons .