John Chesser
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John Chesser was an innkeeper and political figure in Upper Canada
. He represented Prescott
in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
from 1835 to 1836 as a Reformer.
He was born in Lower Canada
. His father and paternal grandfather were also named John Chesser. Chesser lived in Caledonia Township and in L'Orignal
. He served in the Prescott militia, reaching the rank of captain. In 1824, he was named coroner for the Ottawa District. Chesser was elected to the assembly in an 1835 by-election held after the death of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield
.
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 represented Prescott
Prescott County, Ontario
Prescott County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Glengarry County. It was named in honor of Major General Robert Prescott, Governor of Canada at that time. First settlers were Americans, but not all were Loyalists...
in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
from 1835 to 1836 as a Reformer.
He was born in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. His father and paternal grandfather were also named John Chesser. Chesser lived in Caledonia Township and in L'Orignal
L'Orignal, Ontario
L'Orignal is a village and former municipality, now part of Champlain Township in eastern Ontario, Canada. It likely took its name from its location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal , where moose crossed the river.-History:The Seigniory of L'Orignal , was granted by the Company...
. He served in the Prescott militia, reaching the rank of captain. In 1824, he was named coroner for the Ottawa District. Chesser was elected to the assembly in an 1835 by-election held after the death of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield
Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield (politician)
Alexander MacDonell of Greenfield was from a prominent family in Upper Canada. He was the sixth son of Alexander MacDonell of Greenfield and Janet Macdonell of Aberchalder...
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