From This And Subsequent Trade Advertisements We Are
Able To Gather Some Not Unimportant Information As To The Manner Of
Living Of The Citizens Of Quebec In Those Days." [22]
William Brown was succeeded in the editorship and proprietorship of this
venerable sheet by his nephew, Samuel Neilson, the
Elder brother of John
Neilson, who for years was the trusted member for the County of Quebec; as
widely known as a journalist - a legislator - in 1822 our worthy ambassador
to England - as he was respected as a patriot.
Samuel Neilson had died in 1793; - his young brother and protege, John,
born at Dornald, in Scotland, in 1776, being, in 1793, a minor, the
Gazette was conducted by the late Rev. Dr. Alex. Sparks, his guardian,
until 1796. When John Neilson became of full age, he assumed the direction
of the paper for more than half a century, either in his own name or in
that of his son Samuel. Hon. John Neilson closed his long and spotless
career, at his country seat (Dornald), at Cap Rouge, on the 1st February,
1848, aged 71 years. Who has not heard of the Nestor of the Canadian
Press, honest John Neilson? May his memory ever remain bright and
fragrant - a beacon to guide those treading the intricate paths of
Journalism - a shining light to generations yet unborn!
In a pretty rustic cemetery, the site of which was presented by himself to
the Presbyterian Church of Valcartier, near Quebec, were laid, on the 4th
February, 1848, the remains of this patriotic man - escorted by citizens of
every origin, after an eloquent address had been delivered by the Rev.
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