John Wilson (February 5 1807 - June 3 1869) was an Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure. He shot and killed Robert Lyon in what is believed to have been the last duel fought in Ontario and the last fatal duel in Canada. He was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1807 and settled in Perth, Upper Canada with his family around 1823. He studied law in Perth with James Boulton. The duel was fought on June 13 1833 over comments that Lyon, another law student, … Wikipedia
WILSON , JOHN , lawyer, politician, and judge; b. 5Feb.1807 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, eldest son of Ebenezer Wilson and Jean Adam; d.3June1869 in Westminster Township, Ont. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38899
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