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Charles Mair, poet of Canada First

Charles Mair, portrait published in 1916. Charles Mair (CANADIAN POETS, 1916) · Photographer not named. · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Charles Mair, born at Lanark, Upper Canada, was a journalist, poet, advocate of western expansion and an original member of the Canada First movement. A controversial figure during the Red River Resistance of 1869–1870, he later worked in business in the West and for the immigration service, and wrote works including Tecumseh and Through the Mackenzie Basin.

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Mair as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Charles Mair National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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