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Wolfred Nelson (10 July 1791 – 17 June 1863) was the mayor of Montreal, Quebec, from 1854 to 1856. Biography. Nelson was born in Montreal. His father, William Nelson, was an immigrant to Colonial America from Newsham, North Yorkshire, England. His mother, Jane Dies, was a teacher and daughter of an important land owner in the New York area.
NELSON, WOLFRED, doctor, politician, and Patriote; b. 10 July 1791 in Montreal, third son of William Nelson and Jane Dies; m. in 1819 Charlotte-Josephte Noyelle de Fleurimont, and they had seven children; d. 17 June 1863 in Montreal.
Sep 9, 2018 · Wolfred Nelson (1791-1863) lived an unbelievably full life: doctor, revolutionary Patriote, Reformer, advocate of responsible government, prisoners’ rights activist, champion of various public health initiatives, outlaw, prisoner, exile, writer, and, for a few years, Mayor of Montreal.
Wolfred Nelson. Nelson, Wolfred (1792-1863), rebel, was born in Montreal, Lower Canada, on July 10, 1792, the son of William Nelson. He studied medicine, and in the War of 1812 served as a regimental surgeon.
Wolfred Nelson, 1792–1863, Canadian rebel, b. Montreal. A brother of Robert Nelson, Wolfred served as a surgeon in the War of 1812. In 1827 he entered the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada as a supporter of Louis Joseph Papineau. For his leading role in the rebellion of 1837, Nelson was banished (1838) to Bermuda; with the amnesty of 1843 ...
Wolfred Nelson (1791-1863) is an interesting character. An English-speaking doctor in Lower Canada (as the province of Quebec was then called), he became a leader in the Rebellion of 1837 for responsible government. From 1827 to 1830 he served as a member of Lower Canada's Legislative Assembly.
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