William Cuthbert (1795 – August 3, 1854) was a Scottish-born farmer, businessman and political figure in Canada East. He represented Bonaventure in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851 as a Tory.
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Sharing a border with England to the southeast, Scotland is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, by the North Sea to the northeast and by the Irish Sea to the south. In addition to the mainland, situated on the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland has over 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Canada East was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new colony, known as the Province of Canada was created by the Act of Union 1840 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, having effect in 1841. For administrative purposes, the new Province was subdivided into Canada West and Canada East. The former name of "Lower Canada" came back into official use in 1849, and as of the Canadian Confederation of 1867, it formed the newly created province of Quebec.
Bonaventure was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding by the British North America Act, 1867.
He was born in Alloway and settled at New Richmond between 1810 and 1825. With his brother Robert in Scotland, he formed William Cuthbert and Company which imported goods and was involved in the timber trade and the export of cod. In 1828, he was named a justice of the peace for the Gaspé district. He married Christiana, the daughter of Donald Montgomery, in 1832. In 1833, he built a sawmill at the mouth of the Petite Cascapédia River. Cuthbert also owned a flour mill and another sawmill. It is also believed that he built a number of ships at New Richmond and was a major landowner in the Baie des Chaleurs region. Cuthbert was a major in the local militia, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Because of ill health, he was not present in the assembly for much of his term and did not run for reelection in 1851. Cuthbert travelled to Liverpool, England in July 1854. He died in Rock Ferry at the home of his nephew, a doctor, the following month. [1]
Alloway is a conservation village that is now a suburb of Ayr. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter". Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, Craigiehall, and Kinross House, also hailed from Alloway.
New Richmond is an incorporated municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated on the southern coast of the Gaspé Peninsula between the municipalities of Maria and Caplan.
The Atlantic cod is a benthopelagic fish of the family Gadidae, widely consumed by humans. It is also commercially known as cod or codling. Dry cod may be prepared as unsalted stockfish, as cured salt cod or clipfish.
His wife's brothers John and Donald were prominent politicians in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, respectively. Cuthbert was probably related to James Cuthbert, Jr. and Ross Cuthbert who served in the assembly for Lower Canada. [2]
John Montgomery was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Restigouche in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1847 to 1865.
Donald Montgomery was a farmer and politician from Prince Edward Island. He represented Princetown and then 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1838 to 1874 as a Conservative member and served as a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1873 until his death. Montgomery Manor in Park Corner, PEI, is where Donald Montgomery and his wife, Ann Murray raised their family.
Ross Cuthbert was a Canadian writer, lawyer and politician.
