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United Empire men 
one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.
See also: United Empire Loyalist
- 1841 These two classes formed the first permanent settlement of Upper Canada, and were distinguished from other British emigrants, by the term of United Empire Men, or, as they are now generally known, U.E. Loyalists.
- 1841 These two classes formed the first permanent settlement of Upper Canada, and were distinguished from other British emigrants, by the term of United Empire Men, or, as they are now generally known, U.E. Loyalists.