ic ▁master , ▁Ang lic an ▁Dean ▁of ▁Montreal ▁and ▁found ing ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁McG ill ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁t utor ed ▁in ▁the ▁class ics ▁by ▁an ▁ex - univers ity ▁teacher , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Dr . ▁Alexander ▁F let cher ▁of ▁South ▁Plant agen et . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁military ▁ancest ry ▁and ▁his ▁Protest ant ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁and ▁Canada , ▁William ▁joined ▁a ▁regiment ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁must ered ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Upper ▁and ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁Reb ell ions . ▁William ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁to ▁become ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Vol unte er ▁Military ▁Company ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁active ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Reb ell ions ▁or ▁against ▁the ▁Fen ian ▁ra iders ▁( 1 8 6 6 – 1 8 7 1 ). ▁ ▁Or ang eman ▁journalist ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Daw son ▁K err ▁h ired ▁class ically - ed uc ated ▁L ett ▁as ▁editor - ▁in - ch ief ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁By town ▁New sp aper , ▁The ▁Adv oc ate . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁he ▁used ▁this ▁platform ▁to ▁found ▁and ▁print ▁The ▁Orange ▁L ily ▁and ▁Protest ant ▁V ind icator , ▁a ▁semi - month ly ▁literary ▁newspaper ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁Or ang emen , ▁in