Benjamin Wait
Benjamin Wait | |
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 Benjamin Waite on a British ship heading to Van Dieman's Land | |
| Born | September 7, 1813 |
| Died | November 9, 1895 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Smith (1836–1843) Rebecca H. Sealey (1845–1894) |
Benjamin Wait (September 7, 1813 – November 9, 1895) or Waite was a Canadian businessman and writer. One of his most well-known works is Letters from Van Dieman's Land, which he published in 1843. Benjamin Wait also served as a major during the Upper Canada Rebellion and subsequent Patriot War, leading forces at the Battle of Pelee Island and Raid on Short Hills.
References
- ↑ Colin Read. "WAIT (Waite), BENJAMIN".
- ↑ Ross, Robert Budd (1890). The Patriot War.
- Read, Colin (1990). "Benjamin Wait". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. XII. Toronto. ISBN 0-8020-3460-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wait, Benjamin (1843). Letters from Van Dieman's Land. Buffalo, New York: A.W. Wilgus.
- Guillet, Edwin Clarence (1938). The Lives and Times of the Patriots. T. Nelson and Sons. ISBN 9780802060884.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Greenwood, Frank Murray; Wright, Barry (2002). Canadian State Trials. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3748-8.
- Ross, Robert Budd (1890). The Patriot War. pp. 509–609.
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