Charles Arkoll Boulton (April 17, 1841 – May 15, 1899) is noted for his role in the Red River and North-West Rebellions.

Biography

He was born in Cobourg,

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in 1841, the great-grandson of D'Arcy Boulton, and educated at

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. Joining the British Army as an Ensign with the 100th Regiment of Foot, He served at

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and

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rising to the rank of Captain in 1866. After leaving the British Army in 1868, he became a Major in the Canadian Militia with the 46th East Durham Battalion of Infantry. In 1869, he was part of a survey party sent to the

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. On the orders of survey party leader,

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, he organized a group of volunteers to try to put down an uprising by

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. When 50 of his volunteers were captured and imprisoned, he left the colony and went to

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. He met some people who had escaped there and led an attempt to free the remaining captives. They were taken captive by Riel's Métis. He was later released and returned to

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. He operated a

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near Lakefield, Ontario, where he became a municipal councillor and then reeve. When his business failed in 1877, he settled in the Shell River valley of

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. He became the first warden of Russell County and chairman of the judicial board for the western district in 1881. In 1885, he led a group of militia known as Boulton's Scouts to help put down the North-West Rebellion. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1889. He died in

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in 1899.

References

External links

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Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* 1841 births 1899 deaths Canadian Militia officers Canadian senators from Manitoba Canadian surveyors Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators People of the Red River Rebellion People of the North-West Rebellion People from Cobourg Upper Canada College alumni Pre-Confederation Saskatchewan people {{Canada-mil-bio-stub