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William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Scottish Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify elite members of Upper Canada.
William Lyon Mackenzie ( Dundee, 12 marzo 1795 – Toronto, 28 agosto 1861) è stato un politico e giornalista canadese . È noto soprattutto per il suo tentativo fallito di ribellione nell' Alto Canada nel 1837. Mackenzie nacque in Scozia ed immigrò nell'Alto Canada nel 1820.
William Lyon Mackenzie (born March 12, 1795, Springfield, Angus, Scot.—died Aug. 28, 1861, Toronto) was a Scottish-born journalist and political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Canadian government in 1837.
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- Early Life and Career
- Political Career
- Rebellions of 1837
- Exile
- Controversy and Legacy
Mackenzie was raised in Scotland as a secessionist Presbyterianby his widowed mother and ran a general store with her by 1814. After the business went bankrupt Mackenzie appears to have moved to find work, including some time in London, England, where he likely wrote for newspapers. Mackenzie sailed to Canada in 1820 and soon settled in Upper Canad...
Mackenzie's venomous attacks on the local oligarchy brought reprisals in the form of libel suits, threats and physical assaults, as well as an attack on his printing office in 1826, which left his press wrecked and the type thrown into the lake. Mackenzie’s scathing attacks on his opponents also led to his repeated expulsion from the Assembly, alth...
On 5 December 1837, convinced that he would gain spontaneous support, he led an erratic expedition down Yonge Street towards Toronto. The rebels planned to march to the house of Lieutenant-Governor Sir Francis Bond Head and perhaps City Hall. However, the plan failed due to disorganized leadership and a lack of discipline. As the force neared Toron...
Mackenzie moved to New York where he founded Mackenzie's Gazette. However, he was convicted of violation of the US neutrality laws and imprisoned for a year, falling ill and deeper in debt. He spent the next 10 years in the US, eventually finding employment as a correspondent for the New York Daily Tribune. During exile he wrote several books, incl...
Mackenzie’s official biography was published by his son-in-law, Charles Lindsey, in 1862. More recently, his legacy has been fraught with controversy, and he has been hailed as both a political failure and a political hero. His critics describe him as an ineffectual mayor, unable to cope with Toronto’s debt or its divided council. Detractors cite h...
MACKENZIE, William Lyon. Capo dei rivoluzionarî canadesi, nato a Dundee (Scozia) il 12 marzo 1795, morto a Toronto (Canada), il 28 agosto 1861. Da giovane lavorò in un lanificio, ma nel 1820 emigrò nel Canada ove fece l'ingegnere e il libraio.
Mackenzie, William Lyon. Politico canadese di origine scozzese (Dundee, Scozia, 1795-Toronto, Canada, 1861). Emigrato nel Canada (1820), durante l’agitazione contro il regime coloniale inglese appoggiò il Partito popolare e fondò a Toronto (1824) il giornale di opposizione Colonial advocate.
William Lyon Mackenzie è stato un politico e giornalista canadese. È noto soprattutto per il suo tentativo fallito di ribellione nell'Alto Canada nel 1837. Mackenzie nacque in Scozia ed immigrò nell'Alto Canada nel 1820. Nel 1834 fu il primo sindaco della città di Toronto.
