Ambrose Blacklock (May 17, 1784 – October 5, 1866) was a Scottish-born farmer, physician and political figure in Upper Canada.

He was born in Dumfries and studied medicine in Scotland. In 1807, he was commissioned as a surgeon in the Royal Navy. He served on lakes Ontario and Champlain during the War of 1812. Blacklock lived in Cornwall and later St. Andrews. He married Catherine Macdonell. Blacklock served as a justice of the peace and coroner for the Eastern District.

Ambrose Blacklock

He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1830 as a Reformer.

Ambrose Blacklock

He died at St. Andrews at the age of 82.

Ambrose Blacklock

References

Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841, J.K. Johnson (1989)

1784 births

1866 deaths

People from Dumfries

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

Canadian justices of the peace

Canadian coroners

British emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario