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{{For|other Canadian politicians of this name|Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician)|Charles-Avila Wilson}} |
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| honorific-prefix = Mayor |
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| name = Charles Wilson |
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| order = 7th [[Mayor of Montreal]] |
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| term_start = 1851 |
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| term_end = 1854 |
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| constituency = Centre |
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| predecessor = [[Édouard-Raymond Fabre]] |
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| successor = [[Wolfred Nelson]] |
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| office2 = [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] for [[List of Quebec senators#Rigaud|Rigaud, Quebec]] |
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| appointed2 = Royal Proclamation |
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| term_start2 = 1867 |
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| term_end2 = 1877 |
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| successor2 = [[Joseph-Rosaire Thibaudeau]] |
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| birth_date = April 1808 |
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| birth_place = [[Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec|Coteau-du-Lac]], [[Lower Canada]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1877|5|4|1808|4|30}} |
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| death_place = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada |
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| spouse = Ann Tracey |
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| profession = businessman |
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|relations = [[Daniel Tracey]] (brother-in-law) |
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| religion = [[Roman Catholic]] |
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'''Charles Wilson''' (April 1808 – May 4, 1877) was a Canadian businessman and politician. |
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==Background== |
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Wilson was born at [[Coteau-du-Lac]], Quebec, in 1808. He was the son of Alexander Wilson (b.1758), a native of [[Huntly, Aberdeenshire]], who came to [[Quebec City]] where he was a merchant, [[magistrate]] and later [[Seigneurial system of New France|Seigneur]] of Granville. Wilson's mother, Catherine-Angélique d’Ailleboust de Manthet (1781-1845), was the daughter of Nicholas d’Ailleboust des Musseaux de Manthet (1747-1826), descended from [[Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge]], 4th [[Governor of New France]]. |
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Wilson established a hardware business, and became a prosperous and respected merchant near the [[Montreal]] waterfront. In 1835, he married Ann Tracey, sister of [[Daniel Tracey]]. |
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==Montreal City Politics== |
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He served as a City Councillor of Montreal from 1848 to 1849 and from 1850 to 1852 and [[Mayor of Montreal]] from 1851 to 1854. |
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Protestant journalists such as [[John Dougall (merchant)|John Dougall]] of the [[Montreal Witness]] persisted in accusing the mayor for the [[Gavazzi Riots]]. When in September 1855, at [[Ignace Bourget]]'s request, Wilson received the cross of commander of the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]] from [[Pope Pius IX]], the Protestant press resumed its accusations against the man responsible for the "[[St Bartholomew of Montreal]]." |
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==Member of the Upper House== |
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In 1852, he became a member of the [[Legislative Council of the Province of Canada]] and, following the creation of the [[Canadian Confederation]] in 1867, he was appointed to the [[Canadian Senate]] in the new nation's capital [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative party]] representative for the riding of [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]. |
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==Death== |
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Charles Wilson is interred in the [[Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery]] in Montreal. He is commemorated by both Wilson Avenue in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and by rue Charles-Wilson in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. |
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==References== |
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* {{Canadabio|ID=5325 |name=Charles Wilson}} |
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* {{QuebecMLCbio|wilson-charles-443}} |
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* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=9a8e25e0-fe89-4514-893e-a65357de499a |2=Charles Wilson}} |
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{{Mayors of Montreal}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME =Wilson, Charles |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =April 30, 1808 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec|Coteau-du-Lac]], [[Lower Canada]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH =May 4, 1877 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada |
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}} |
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[[Category:1808 births]] |
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[[Category:1877 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Montreal]] |
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[[Category:Canadian businesspeople]] |
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[[Category:Canadian senators from Quebec]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada]] |
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[[Category:Mayors of Montreal]] |
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[[Category:Montreal city councillors]] |
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