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Robert Nelson (
August 8,
1794 –
March 1,
1873) was an
Anglo-Quebecer physician and a leading figure in the
Lower Canada Rebellion in 19th century
Quebec (
Lower Canada).
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Nelson, born in
Montreal, was the son of William Nelson, 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. He studied medicine in Montreal and later at
Harvard University, in the state of
Massachusetts. He began practicing medicine in April 1814. During the
War of 1812, he was surgeon for the
Deschambault Corps and the
Indian Braves Corps.
In 1827, Robert Nelson entered politics at the invitation of his brother,
Wolfred Nelson, also a doctor and member of the
Parti Patriote.
On
November 24,
1837, Nelson was arrested with other politicians. He was freed soon after, not being involved with the rebels, unlike his brother, Wolfred, who participated in the
Battle of Saint-Denis. His arrest, however, led him to join with the rebels who fled to the
United States. The leaders of the Patriotes voted for the quick establishment of a
provisional government and the launch of an attack from the United States. Some important Patriotes voted against this idea, including
Louis-Joseph Papineau. Robert Nelson was made General of the army and elected future President of the
Republic of Lower Canada.
On
February 28,
1838, Nelson encamped at
Alburg in the State of
Vermont with some 300 men. He proclaimed the independence of Lower Canada and distributed copies of a
declaration of independence. Soon after, they were arrested by the
U.S. Army for violation of the law of neutrality of the United States. A jury, sympathetic to the Patriotes cause, acquitted him and others.
After this failed attempt, Robert Nelson and other insurrectionists decided to take the time to organize a new strike. A clandestine paramilitary association, known as the
Frères chasseurs, was set up to overthrow the British colonial governments of Lower and Upper Canada and establish sovereign and democratic republics in their place. A second invasion started on
November 3,
1838. Things didn't go as planned and the invasion forces were forced to retreat.
Nelson and others were eventually granted amnesty by the British colonial government and allowed to return home. Robert Nelson died in 1873 at the age of 78 in
Staten Island,
New York and was interred in the
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
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