Editing John Graves Simcoe (section)

===In popular culture===
A fictionalised version of John Graves Simcoe is a primary antagonist in the 2014–2017 [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] drama ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'', portrayed by [[Samuel Roukin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/turn/cast-crew/john-graves-simcoe|title=Turn – Cast – AMC |publisher=amctv.com |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> He is portrayed in the series as a cruel and ruthless sociopath.

Despite the strong fictionalisation of the namesake TV-show character, several biographical aspects of the latter's historical counterpart appear to have been adapted for and transferred onto the fictional character Edmund Hewlett. For instance, Hewlett's romantic ambitions regarding [[Anna Strong (spy)|Anna Strong]] in the series resemble Simcoe's courtship of [[Sarah Townsend (spy)|Sarah Townsend]], sister of [[Culper Ring]] spy [[Robert Townsend (spy)|Robert Townsend]], for whom he wrote a poem that is thought to be the first verifiable valentine on the North American continent.<ref>{{cite web |title=America's First Valentine |url=https://raynhamhallmuseum.org/americas-first-valentine/ |website=Raynham Hall Museum |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> It is presumed that Townsend, much like the fictionalised portrayal of Anna Strong on ''Turn'', may have gathered and passed on intelligence gleaned from her unsuspecting suitor to the Culper Ring.

Similarly, Hewlett's close bond with his horse Bucephalus (presumably named after [[Bucephalus]], the horse of [[Alexander the Great]]) which overarches all four seasons, appears to have been inspired by history: in 1783, John Graves Simcoe sent a series of letters to New York in order to find the horse he had ridden on campaign, Salem. Salem was located and Simcoe subsequently paid the considerable sum of £40 to have him shipped to England and thus returned to him.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beacock Fryer |first1=Mary |title=John Graves Simcoe, 1752-1806 A Biography |date=1998 |publisher=Dundurn |location=Toronto |page=96}}</ref> Shortly before his departure to Upper Canada almost a decade later, it is reported he was greatly concerned for Salem's welfare in his absence, therefore making arrangements for the latter's care and upkeep.<ref>Beacock Fryer, p. 125.</ref>