William Lyon Mackenzie
Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician (1795-1861) · Canada · Journalists · Died at 66
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Something wrong?William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify the establishment of Upper Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and aligned with Reformers.
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A portrait of Isabel Mackenzie (née Baxter), Mackenzie's wife, painted in 1850
John George Howard's painting of the third Parliament Building in York, built between 1829 and 1832 at Front Street
Emanuel Hahn's "Mackenzie Panels" (1938) in the garden of Mackenzie House in Toronto. The panels are dedicated to Reformers who argued for responsible government in Upper Canada.
A proclamation posted on December 7, 1837, offering a reward of £1,000 for the capture of William Lyon Mackenzie
The cover image for The Caroline Almanack, drawn by Mackenzie, depicting the Caroline affair
Mackenzie in the 1850s
Toronto Weekly Message, July 16, 1859Awards
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William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify the establishment of Upper Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and aligned with Reformers. He led the rebels in the Upper Canada Rebellion; after its defeat, he unsuccessfully rallied American support for an invasion of Upper Canada as part of the Patriot War. Although popular for criticising government officials, he failed to implement most of his policy objectives. He is one of the most recognizable Reformers of the early 19th century.
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