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William Lyon Mackenzie, born Scotland 1765, came to Canada in 1820 and set up the newspaper the Colonial Advocate. A major advocate of Reform and fairness in Canada he found himself targeted by the British Elite. He eventually lead a revolt and had to flea to the USA.
He was trying to organize or encourage other Canadians in the USA to invade Upper Canada but was not successful. He did managed to get himself jailed for violating American neutrality laws when he started to comment on American politics.
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