Robert Hervey was the third mayor of Bytown

Bytown

Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Canada's capital city. It was founded on on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a sod turning, and a letter from Governor General...

 in 1849.

He was born in Glasgow

Glasgow

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 in 1820. He came to Canada

Canada

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 where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842. He partnered in a law practice in Bytown with John Bower Lewis

John Bower Lewis

John Bower Lewis, QC was the second mayor of Bytown in 1848, the first mayor of Ottawa from 1855 to 1857, and a member of the 2nd Canadian Parliament from 1872 to 1873....

. Hervey was mayor at the time of the Stony Monday Riot

Stony Monday Riot

The Stony Monday Riot took place in Bytown , Ontario on Monday September 17, 1849.In April 1849, Lord Elgin had signed the Rebellion Losses Bill, compensating Lower Canadians for losses suffered during the Rebellions of 1837-38. The bill was unpopular with Tories because it compensated those who...

 where supporters of Hervey, a Tory

Tory

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, clashed with Reformists

Reform Party (pre-Confederation)

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 in what is now the Byward Market

Byward Market

ByWard Market is a district in Lower Town located east of the government & business district, surrounding the market buildings and open-air market on George, York, ByWard and William Streets.The district is bordered on the west by Sussex Drive, on the...

 area. In 1852, he moved to Chicago

Chicago

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, where he continued to practice law. He was one of the founding members of the Chicago Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association

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