Original: Ezekiel Hart (May 15, 1767 â "September 16, 1843) was a Jewish Canadian entrepreneur and politician, and the first Jew to be elected to public office in the British Empire.
Simplified: Ezekiel Hart (- - "in Hebrew; May 15, 1770 - September 16, 1843) was a Jewish Canadian businessman and politician, and the first Jew to be elected to public office in the British Empire.