Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau ia i Nelson Township i Upper Canada i te tau 1814, te tama a William Chisholm. I ako ia i te Upper Canada College ka neke ki Hamilton, i muri mai ka noho ki Oakville. I mahi ia i roto i te hōia Gore i te wā o te Upper Canada Rebellion me te
Ko ngā whakaekenga a ngā Fenian. I mahi a Chisholm hei rangatira o Trafalgar Township mai i te 1830 ki te 1852. I te tau 1841, i tohua ia hei kaitiaki mo nga patu mo te Runanga Ture o te Rohe o Kanata. I te tau 1849, i whara ia i te wa o nga tutu i te wa i paahitia ai te Pire Ngaronga Rebellion. I whakarerea e ia i te tau 1854 ka pootihia hei tohu mo Halton i te runanga ture. I whiriwhiria ia hei rangatira tuatahi o Oakville i te tau 1857, i mahi tae noa ki te 1862; i mahi ia i tetahi atu wa i te 1873.