Benjamin Pawling
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Benjamin Pawling was a soldier, judge, political figure and publisher in Upper Canada
.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. His family's property was confiscated at the beginning of the American Revolution
and he joined the British
forces at Quebec City
in 1777. After the war, he settled in Grantham Township in the Niagara region. He served on the land board of the Nassau District and, later, that of Lincoln County
. He was also appointed to the Court of Common Pleas.
In 1792, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada
representing the 2nd riding of Lincoln
, defeating the prominent merchant Samuel Street.
He also was printer and publisher for a time of the Niagara Spectator.
He died in Grantham Township in 1816.
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. His family's property was confiscated at the beginning of the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
and he joined the British
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
forces at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1777. After the war, he settled in Grantham Township in the Niagara region. He served on the land board of the Nassau District and, later, that of Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Ontario
Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County....
. He was also appointed to the Court of Common Pleas.
In 1792, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada
1st Parliament of Upper Canada
The 1st Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 17 September 1792. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in August 1792. All sessions were held at Navy Hall in Newark, later Niagara-on-the-Lake...
representing the 2nd riding of Lincoln
Lincoln County, Ontario
Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County....
, defeating the prominent merchant Samuel Street.
He also was printer and publisher for a time of the Niagara Spectator.
He died in Grantham Township in 1816.