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He was unable to pacify the growing demands in Lower Canada for responsible government and, in 1834, the radical Assembly of Lower Canada passed 92 resolutions of grievance including a demand that Aylmer be recalled. Lord Aylmer exacerbated ethnic tensions in Lower Canada by favouring the English over the French.
Aylmer is a town in Elgin County in southern Ontario, Canada, just north of Lake Erie, on Catfish Creek. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Highway 401, and is almost equidistant between the United States cities of Detroit and Buffalo. Aylmer is surrounded by Malahide Township.
He was succeeded by his second cousin, Udolphus Aylmer, the seventh Baron, born on 10 June 1814 and living in Canada. [2] He was the son of John Athalmer Aylmer, eldest son of Admiral John Aylmer, son of Reverend the Hon. John Aylmer, fourth son of the second Baron. His claim to the titles was not allowed until 1860, however.
Elgin County (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin) is a county composed of seven municipalities in Ontario, Canada with a 2021 population of 51,912. Its population centres are Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated from the county but within its geographic boundary.
The Lady Aylmer (née Louisa Anne Call) [25] 1830–1835 The Lord Aylmer: 22 The Countess of Gosford (née Mary Sparrow) [26] 1835–1837 The Earl of Gosford: 23 Lady Elizabeth Colborne (née Yonge) [27] 1837–1838 Sir John Colborne: 24 The Countess of Durham (née Louisa Elizabeth Grey) [28] 1838–1839 The Earl of Durham: None: 1839–1941 ...
2 Governors and Governors General of Canada ... 2.11 The Lord Aylmer. 2.12 The Earl of Gosford. ... Ontario [166] Lieutenant governors. British Columbia
The next two governors general, Lord Aylmer (1830–1835) and Lord Gosford (1835–1838), also sought to reconcile the government with the ever-growing demands of the people. The situation in Lower Canada continued to worsen, nevertheless.
Lord Aylmer, the governor-general of Canada at that time, in an analysis of the resolutions, maintained that "eleven of them represented the truth; six contained truth mixed with falsehood; sixteen were wholly false; seventeen were doubtful; twelve were ridiculous; seven repetitions; fourteen consisted of abuse; four were both false and ...