23 Facts About Joseph Willcocks

Joseph Willcocks sometimes spelt Wilcox was a publisher and political figure in Upper Canada.

Joseph Willcocks was elected to the Parliament of Upper Canada in 1807 representing York, 1st Lincoln and Haldimand.

Joseph Willcocks was re-elected twice and frequently opposed government policies.

Joseph Willcocks became disillusioned with Upper Canada after a military rule was introduced to Upper Canada during the War of 1812 and defected to the United States.

Joseph Willcocks was mortally shot on September 4,1814 at Fort Erie, and buried in Buffalo, New York.

Joseph Willcocks was the second son to Robert Willcocks and Jane Powell.

Joseph Willcocks later became a receiver and payer of fees for the Office of the Surveyor General.

Joseph Willcocks was dismissed from this role when Russell's half-sister revealed their romantic relationship.

Joseph Willcocks was active in an 1806 by-election for Robert Thorpe, a friend and neighbour.

Joseph Willcocks moved to Niagara where he began to publish The Upper Canada Guardian; or Freeman's Journal.

Joseph Willcocks used the newspaper to criticise the government and voice his opposition to Upper Canada's land laws.

Joseph Willcocks was re-elected in 1808 to 1st Lincoln and Haldimand and became the leader of the parliamentary opposition.

Joseph Willcocks was a member of the Freemasonry in the Niagara Lodge.

Joseph Willcocks was reelected for the rising of 1st Lincoln and Haldimand.

Brock enlisted Joseph Willcocks's help to secure the loyalty and participation of the Six Nations peoples to the British Crown in the upcoming war and Joseph Willcocks was successful despite his poor health.

Joseph Willcocks fought in the Battle of Queenston Heights and recruited for the Canadian militia.

Joseph Willcocks was disturbed when military rule and harsh measures against people expressing disloyal opinions were introduced in the province.

Joseph Willcocks saw this as an abandonment of democratic principles in the province.

Joseph Willcocks was made a major in the American army and commanded a company of Canadian Volunteers consisting of expatriate Canadians fighting on the American side.

Joseph Willcocks conducted a raid with 100 armed members of his militia and 70 US Regulars.

Joseph Willcocks recruited four Canadians, who joined him, and Joseph Willcocks withdrew to New York with 24 prisoners.

The Americans, under Joseph Willcocks, came around by the mountain and surrounded the house where the Canadian militiamen were staying.

Joseph Willcocks's body was buried initially in "the circle or open square of that village " and reburied in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the 1830s.