Tag: Charles Sangster
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Exploring the Life of Charles Sangster: A Canadian Poet’s Journey
SANGSTER, CHARLES, poet, civil servant, and journalist; b. 16 July 1822 near Kingston, Upper Canada, son of James Sangster and Ann Ross; m. first 16 Sept. 1856 Mary Kilborn (d. 1858) in Kingston; m. secondly 30 Oct. 1860 Henrietta Charlotte Meagher at Niagara Falls, and they had three daughters and one son; d. 9 Dec. 1893 in Kingston. Quiet and introspective by nature, Charles Sangster sought harmony in his connections…