Charles Heavysege (1816-1876)
Charles Heavysege (2 May 1816 - 14 July 1876) was a Canadian poet. Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, Heavysege emigrated to Montreal in 1853 where he worked as a carver. He later became a reporter for the Montreal Daily Witness. His first published work was The revolt of Tartarus, a poem in six parts, published between 1852 and 1856. He published Sonnets in 1855, Saul: a drama in three parts in 1857, Count Filippo; or, the unequal marriage in 1860, and Jephthahs daughter in 1865. His great-grandson, Hector Heavysege, resided in Lachine (QC), where he operated the Maple Leaf Cabins on Cote-de-Liesse Road for many years.
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