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The Hon. Henry Caldwell, L.C., at Quebec, 1759-1810
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The Hon. Henry Caldwell, L.C., at Quebec, 1759-1810
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The Irish-born Henry Caldwell (c. 1735-1810), army and militia officer, landowner, businessman and office holder, was attached to General Wolfe's staff during the siege of Quebec and remained in the colony after retiring from the British army in 1774. He acquired numerous seigneuries throughout Lower Canada, from Gaspé to the Richelieu Valley, and land in and around Quebec City. He was a founder of the Agricultural Society, established in 1789, with the aim to promote agriculture, particularly the improved breeding of livestock, in the colony. He also made substantial profits selling wheat from the numerous mills he either built or bought, and timber from the sawmills he set up. Caldwell served as a Legislative Councillor and as deputy Receiver-General (1784-1787) and Receiver-General (1794-1808) for Lower Canada.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada/Mémoire de la Société Royale du Canada
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2nd Series, Vol. 9
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Section 2
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29-37
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May 1903
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en
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LeMoine, James MacPherson. “The Hon. Henry Caldwell, L.C., at Quebec, 1759-1810.” Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada/Mémoire de la Société Royale du Canada 2nd Series, Vol. 9, no. Section 2 (May 1903): 29–37.
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