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75:. The "Wild McLeans" went on a binge of horse-thievery and stealing flour, liquor, ammunition and clothing. Ussher, whose duties as Gold Commissioner included the roles of constable and jailer as well as magistrate and who had previously demurred on arresting the McLeans, as attempts to hold them in the flimsy jail in Kamloops would prove futile, rode out with John McLeod, with Amni Shumway as guide, and rancher William Palmer, whose prize stallion the McLeans had stolen. 98:, trying to enlist their support in a revived version of the abortive uprising planned by the Interior First Nations peoples in 1874. Chilliheetza refused, knowing that the boys' motivation was not political but caused by drink, and chastised them for their shameful behaviour. On December 13 the McLeans and Hare surrendered and were brought to the 42:
On June 2, 1876 Ussher was named as a tax collector under the School Tax Act. On June 22, 1876, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council announced the appointment of John Ussher, Esq. to be Returning Officer for the District of Yale. The Provincial Secretary's office announced on January 27, 1877 that
86:) on 8 December 1879, and was killed in the ensuing gun battle, which also wounded McLeod and Allan McLean. Fleeing the consequences of Ussher's killing, the McLeans sought refuge with the 106:
to await trial. They were, after a second trial had to be held because of technicalities, hanged for the murder of Johnny Ussher and sheepherder James Kelly on January 31, 1881.
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Johnny Ussher married Annie Clara McIntosh, the youngest sister of his business partner James McIntosh, on October 21, 1878.
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Johnny was appointed as Government Agent at Kamloops, and registrar for births, deaths and marriages, and land agents.
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Ussher and his party surprised the McLeans at Long Lake (near
239:record for John Tannatt Ussher - Drouin Collection 208: 254:British Columbia History | Vol 48.4 (Winter 2015) 260: 192:. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). 215:(3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, 206: 246:, Mel Rothenburger, Orca Book Publishers] 207:Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), 67:, went on a drunken rampage across the 294:Gold commissioners in British Columbia 261: 200: 177: 175: 33:Southern Interior of British Columbia 289:19th-century Canadian civil servants 181: 49:In 1879 the renegade sons of former 13: 172: 14: 325: 186:. In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). 90:and made a speech to their chief 189:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 63:and accompanied by their friend 154: 150:. Victoria, BC. June 28, 1876. 136: 109:Ussher Lake is named for him. 1: 129: 279:Settlers of British Columbia 211:British Columbia Place Names 7: 234:Archives - History Articles 194:University of Toronto Press 112: 19:(1830-1879) was a settler, 10: 330: 309:Anglophone Quebec people 59:, led by his eldest son 250:Who was Johnny Ussher? 166:Daily British Colonist 148:Daily British Colonist 21:provincial magistrate 314:People from Montreal 284:People from Kamloops 94:, son of the famous 182:Balf, Mary (1982). 17:John Tannatt Ussher 168:. August 11, 1876. 73:Thompson Countries 304:Canadian ranchers 252:, Andrea Lister, 119:Gold Commissioner 25:Gold Commissioner 321: 244:The Wild McLeans 226: 225: 214: 204: 198: 197: 179: 170: 169: 158: 152: 151: 140: 124:John Andrew Mara 29:Thompson Country 329: 328: 324: 323: 322: 320: 319: 318: 259: 258: 230: 229: 223: 205: 201: 184:"McLean, Allan" 180: 173: 160: 159: 155: 142: 141: 137: 132: 115: 104:New Westminster 100:BC Penitentiary 12: 11: 5: 327: 317: 316: 311: 306: 301: 299:Nicola Country 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 257: 256: 247: 241: 236: 228: 227: 221: 199: 171: 162:"Appointments" 153: 144:"Appointments" 134: 133: 131: 128: 127: 126: 121: 114: 111: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 326: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 266: 264: 255: 251: 248: 245: 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 231: 224: 222:0-7748-0636-2 218: 213: 212: 203: 195: 191: 190: 185: 178: 176: 167: 163: 157: 149: 145: 139: 135: 125: 122: 120: 117: 116: 110: 107: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 88:Nicola people 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 57:Donald McLean 55: 52: 51:Fort Kamloops 47: 44: 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 249: 243: 210: 202: 187: 165: 156: 147: 138: 108: 96:Chief Nicola 92:Chilliheetza 77: 54:Chief Trader 48: 45: 41: 36: 16: 15: 274:1879 deaths 269:1830 births 84:Nicola Lake 263:Categories 130:References 80:Quilchena 65:Alex Hare 113:See also 31:of the 27:in the 219:  69:Nicola 82:, on 61:Allan 217:ISBN 71:and 37:Esq. 23:and 102:in 265:: 174:^ 164:. 146:. 196:.

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provincial magistrate
Gold Commissioner
Thompson Country
Southern Interior of British Columbia
Fort Kamloops
Chief Trader
Donald McLean
Allan
Alex Hare
Nicola
Thompson Countries
Quilchena
Nicola Lake
Nicola people
Chilliheetza
Chief Nicola
BC Penitentiary
New Westminster
Gold Commissioner
John Andrew Mara
"Appointments"
"Appointments"


"McLean, Allan"
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
University of Toronto Press
British Columbia Place Names
ISBN
0-7748-0636-2

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