Nelson Wolfred 1792-1863 Born In Montreal Practised Medicine And

served as a surgeon in the War of 1812. One of the leaders of the

Rebellion of 1837; captured and banished to the Bermudas, but released

in October, 1838. In 1842 returned to Montreal and resumed the practice

of his profession. In 1844 elected to Parliament for Richelieu County;

inspector of prisons, 1851, and chairman of the Board of Prison

Inspectors, 1859. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Papineau era) With Papineau at St. Charles meeting

1837, 125; preaches rebellion, 126; leads Patriotes at St. Denis, 128;

said to have advised Papineau to leave the field, 132; a price put on

his head, 137; captured, 137; exiled to Bermuda, 138; extent of his

responsibility for the Rebellion, 143; throws blame on Papineau, 145.

(Lord Elgin era) His misguided attitude, 22; elected to Parliament after his return

from exile, 50; his actions compared with disturbances of 1849, 76;

permitted to return from exile, 91. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Arrested after Rebellion in

Lower Canada, 49; defeats Viger in election of 1844, 252; his house in

Montreal attacked by mob, 324; at farewell banquet to La Fontaine, 354.

(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Defeated by Colonel Wetherall, 7; entrusts Cartier with a mission,

8. (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Addresses revolutionary meetings, 328; takes the field, 358.