Today in Canada’s Political History: Remembering Martin Van Buren and William Lyon MackenzieIt was on this date in 1862 that former American President Martin Van Buren passed into history. Few Canadians are aware today that Upper Canada’s rebel hero — or villain, depending on one’s perspective — William Lyon Mackenzie, penned a biography of Van Buren while the former was in exile after the Upper Canadian rebellion of 1837. And, Mackenzie was no fan of Van Buren, the latter having made the former’s exile in New York State far from easy. It is a remarkable story of Van Buren and the other members of the Presidents’ Club at a critical time in US history. Happy Van Buren Death Day, with an Upper Canadian nod to William Lyon Mackenzie, rebel and grandfather to William Lyon Mackenzie King himself!
Source: CBC News July 24, 2022 10:32 UTC