John Yule

Yule represented the Chambly riding in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1843, as a unionist and Tory.

He was probably born in Chambly, Lower Canada, and was baptised in the Anglican Garrison Church in Montreal.

His father originally was employed managing property for the Christie family, before the brothers made their fortune working for themselves, including providing supplies to the British Army garrison at Fort Chambly.

[2] His uncle, John Yule, built an impressive manor house at Chambly, which is now on the registry of Canada's Historic Places.

Yule died in Montreal at the age of 74 and was buried at St. Stephen's church in Chambly.

He provided timber and supplies to the British garrison at Fort Chambly, and built a dam to be able to operate a flour mill and a sawmill.

[5] He was also a shareholder and manager of enterprises involved in finances, the timber trade, shipping, railways[6] and other industry.

[10] Following the rebellion in Lower Canada, and the similar rebellion in 1837 in Upper Canada (now Ontario), the British government decided to merge the two provinces into a single province, as recommended by Lord Durham in the Durham Report.