Biography
He married Martha Anne Stewart in 1832.
He founded the Toronto Examiner in 1839. President of the Confederation Life Assurance Co. of Canada.
He founded the Montreal Pilot in 1844.
He was a Member of the Canadian Assembly in the general elections of 1847, 1851, 1854.
He was a Member of the Executive Council and Inspector General of Canada 1842-3, and 1848-51.
He was the Premier of Upper Canada 1851-4.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island in the general election of 29/07/1872.
He was the Minister of Finance for Canada in 1869.
He resigned in 1873.
References
(2001) www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/House
