Leslie Francis Stokes Upton

Leslie Francis Stokes Upton, also known as Leslie F. S. Upton, (8 December 1931 – 29 March 1980) was an English and Canadian historian, researcher, educator, and author. He specialized in the history of the American Revolutionary War and the Loyalists.

Early life and education

Leslie Francis Stokes Upton was born on 8 December 1931, in England.

Upton graduating with an honors Bachelor of Arts degree in history from St John's College, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England; and a Ph.D. in 1957 from the University of Minnesota, where he focused his study on American colonial history and studied under Alfred Leroy Burt.

Career

He started as a professor of history at the University of British Columbia in 1964, also serving at St. John's College in Winnipeg for seven years of his career. During his time as a professor, he engaged in research on American colonial history, centered around loyalists and the nature and development of the English Canadian cultural identity. An obituary was published in the Canadian Historical Association's newsletter in both English and French.