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Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 – 8 June 1923) was a Métis politician, farmer, and military leader under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870.
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine played a major role in the events of 1869–70, but his contribution was of a different order than that of Riel. Not a natural politician or a strategist, Lépine was a loyal follower of Riel and the church.
- Gerhard J. Ens
- LÉPINE, AMBROISE-DYDIME
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March 1840 – 8 June 1923) was a military leader of the Métis under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. He was tried and sentenced to death for his role in the rebellion and for the execution of Thomas Scott, but his sentence was commuted by Governor General Lord Dufferin.
- Male
- March 18, 1840
- Cecilie (Marion) Lepine
- June 8, 1923
Ambroise Didyme Lepine. (1840-1923) Ambroise was born in St. Vital, he was the son the son of Jean Baptiste Berard dit Lepine and Julia Henry (Métisse), he was the brother of Jean Baptiste Lepine (b. 1824) and Maxime Lepine (b. 1837).
Memorable Manitobans: Ambroise Didyme Lépine (1840-1923) Métis leader. Born at St. Vital on 18 March 1840, he was the son of a French-Canadian father and a Métisse, brother of Jean-Baptiste Lépine and Maxime Lépine. From the beginning of the Red River Rebellion, he was Louis Riel’s military lieutenant and chief enforcer.
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (1840 – 1923) est une personnalité politique métis, adjoint de Louis Riel lors de la Rébellion de la rivière Rouge de 1869/1870. Le gouvernement provisoire métis ( Riel au centre et Lépine en haut troisième à partir de la droite ).
Jun 15, 2022 · Lépine was a member of Riel's Provisional Government, and presided over the court martial which condemned prisoner Thomas Scott to be shot on 4 March 1870. Here, before the wall of Fort Garry, Scott was executed. Lépine was arrested, tried and was to be hanged on 29 January 1875.
