| Matthew Whitworth-aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer |
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| 1775 births | |
| aylmer, matthew whitworth-aylmer, 5th baron | |
| 1850 deaths | |
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Lord Aylmer had no previous experience as a civil administrator and no political experience and was unable to pacify the growing demands in Lower Canada for Responsible Government and, in 1834, the radical Assembly of Lower Canada passed 92 ''resolutions of grievance'' including a demand that Aylmer be recalled. Lord Aylmer exacerbated ethnic tensions in Lower Canada by favouring the English . The deterioration of the situation led to his recall in 1835. His administration may have been a contributing factor to the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837. Returning to England , Aylmer was promoted to the rank of General but he never obtained a British Peerage (his dignity was in the Irish Peerage ), or another administrative post. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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