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A career army officer initially in the West Indies, Wilson was ensign in the 48th Foot in 1782. He was captain in the 55th Foot in 1794, and lieutenant-colonel in the 8th West India Regiment in 1798. He served in the 21st Regiment in 1804, and was in the 5th garrison battalion in 1805. [1]
In 1815 Wilson was selected to govern Canada in place of George Prévost. [2]
Lieutenant-General Sir George Prévost, 1st Baronet was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Born in New Jersey, the eldest son of Genevan Augustine Prévost, he joined the British Army as a youth and became a captain in 1784. Prévost served in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and was commander of St. Vincent from 1794 to 1796. He became Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Lucia from 1798 to 1802 and Governor of Dominica from 1802 to 1805. He is best known to history for serving as both the civilian Governor General and the military Commander in Chief in British North America during the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States.
With rank Major-General, Wilson administered Lower Canada from 21 May to 21 July 1816. [3] He arrived late to relieve his predecessor, Gordon Drummond had taken over, and the two quarrelled. [4]
General Sir Gordon Drummond, GCB was a Canadian-born British army officer and the first official to command the military and the civil government of Canada. As Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Drummond distinguished himself on the Niagara front in the War of 1812 and later became Governor-General and Administrator of Canada.
Wilson returned to the United Kingdom from Canada and suffered about 18 months bad health, dying on 18 January 1819, at age 54. [2] His will was granted probate on 1 March 1819, describing him as of Hatheridge, Northumberland. [5]
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