John Stoughton Dennis

Lieutenant-Colonel John Stoughton Dennis CMG (19 October 1820 – 7 July 1885) was a Canadian surveyor, militia officer, and civil servant.[1]

In 1866, Dennis led an ill-fated militia attack against the Fenians at Fort Erie. Dennis is noted for his role in precipitating the Red River Rebellion by his 1869 surveys of the Red River Colony. He was the father of Colonel John Stoughton Dennis Jr., who also became a noted surveyor and militia officer .[1]

In the 1882 Birthday Honours, he was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Read, Colin Frederick. "Biography – Dennis, John Stoughton". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25111. p. 2461. 24 May 1882.
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