Robert Nugent Watts
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Robert Nugent Watts | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Drummond | |
| In office 1841 – 1851 (three elections) | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | John McDougall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1806 |
| Died | April 19, 1867 (aged 60–61) |
| Party | Unionist; Tory |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Sheppard (m. 1839) |
| Relations | Frederick Heriot (cousin) |
| Children | William John Watts |
| Occupation | Public official and landowner |
Robert Nugent Watts (1806 – April 19, 1867) was a political figure in Canada East, Province of Canada (now in Quebec). He represented the electoral district of Drummond for ten years in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. He was a supporter of the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and a Tory.
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Watts was born in 1806.[1] In 1839, he married Charlotte Sheppard, at the Anglican cathedral in Quebec, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Their son, William John Watts, later served in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[2]
Charlotte Sheppard was the daughter of William Sheppard, a major lumber merchant. William Sheppard was appointed to the Executive Council of Lower Canada in September, 1837, shortly before the Lower Canada Rebellion broke out in 1837, but did not play a major role in the government of the province.[3][4]
Watts was a public official, holding the office of Assistant Governor's Secretary in the government of Lower Canada.[5] He also was a local landholder, and lieutenant colonel in the local militia. He lived in Drummondville in the home of his cousin Frederick Heriot. Heriot was appointed a member of the Special Council, after the Lower Canada Rebellion and the suspension of the provincial constitution by the British government. Heriot left Watts a large portion of his property in his will.[1][3][6]