Major John Richardson (1796-1852)
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Born at Queenston in Upper Canada, John Richardson served as a volunteer at Fort Malden during the War of 1812 and was taken prisoner by the Americans at Moraviantown. He was released at war's end, retired on half-pay in 1818, and spent most of the next 20 years in Europe. There he won a certain literary reputation with works such as the poem Techumseh and Wacousta, a historical novel. Returning to Canada as a journalist, he founded the New Era in Brockville where, in 1842, he published his history, The War of 1812. Financial success eluded him, and before 1850 he moved to New York where he died in poverty.
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The County of Essex
The Town of Amherstburg
Behind the Fort Malden National Historic Site Visitor Centre
on Laird Avenue South near Elm Avenue
Also recorded for this place: The Region of Niagara · The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake · The Region of Niagara
N 42 06.481 W 83 06.740
Recorded June 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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