family compact&Château Clique

family compact was developed after war 1812 and lasted till upper and lower Canada were united in 1841. In lower Canada its equivalent was the Château Clique.The influence of the Family Compact on the government administration at different levels lasted to the 1880s. Canadian Members of the Family Compact were described as adherents of "rabid Toryism" by Charles Dickens during his visit to North America. Some of the members were of dubious reputation, even in the eyes of their own circle.