FitzGibbon et Winder : Bully Boys et hauts fonctionnaires du Parlement.
| Date | 22 December 2021 |
| Author | Hull, Carrie |
Combien de greffiers de la Chambre et de bibliothécaires de l'Assemblée législative affichent également la mention << guérillero >> sur leur curriculum vitae? Sans doute deux seulement : le célèbre héros de la guerre de 1812, James FitzGibbon, et le moins connu William Winder. Dans cet article, l'auteure raconte les exploits des Bully Boys du Parlement.
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Le livre The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850 contient un passage intrigant au sujet de William Winder, bibliothécaire du Parlement du Haut-Canada et plus tard de la Province du Canada.
On raconte qu'il était lieutenant du 49e régiment en 1812, et qu'il était avec l'héroïque FitzGibbon dans la péninsule du Niagara, où il s'est distingué.
Montré dans la photo ci-dessous, le bibliothécaire sombre et probe aurait été un soldat servant aux côtés de James FitzGibbon, qui a lui-même été greffier de la Chambre d'assemblée du Haut-Canada, puis du Conseil législatif de la province du Canada. FitzGibbon est célèbre pour ses exploits durant la guerre de 1812. Le rôle de Winder, en revanche, est resté plutôt dans l'ombre.
FitzGibbon, un Irlandais du 49e...
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