Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Many people think that nothing significant ever really happened in Saint John, New Brunswick. This history podcast challenges those thoughts by uncovering little known tales from the city and providing fresh perspectives on the people, places and events of the past.
Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Except for the 1785 Election Riot
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Greg Marquis - History Professor, Mark Allan Greene - History Author
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Season 1
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Episode 1
In our opening podcast episode, we examine the dramatic 1785 provincial election in Saint John, the colony’s largest settlement, which was punctuated by a riot. This contested election, the first in the colony, revealed simmering tensions among the Loyalist migrants that had been imported from New York.
Show Notes: https://www.nothinghappenedhere.ca/post/except-for-the-1785-election-riot-1