Write up for Mary Jane Enos’ side of the family (part 2).
“The fact that the Democrats and Republicans are resorting to attacks on my cousin [Sylvia Enos Brown] proves that they are desperate to win this election.”
Leo Enos in an interview with the New York Times, October 1988.
Sylvia Enos Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Mary Jane Brown (1913-99) and James Brown (1915-52). She grew up wanting to become a typist like her mother. Around the time when Brown was entering college, former Canadian provinces and territories were being admitted into the Union, one of the first being Manitoba. When the newly formed state government promised free tuition into their universities, Sylvia applied and was accepted to the University of Winnipeg.
University of Winnipeg, 2023.
In Brown’s third year of college, she heard about a rally being held by the Canadian Independence Party (CIP), which was in its beginnings. Out of curiosity, Brown attended the rally and was surprised that she agreed with what the CIP was saying. After the rally, she met Alec Pomeroy (1936-2022), the leader of the CIP and son of the infamous terrorist: Mary McGregor Pomeroy (ca. 1907-1942).
Flag of the Canadian Independence Party (1967-present).
The two started a cordial relationship, but it turned romantic in Brown’s final year of college. The relationship was a secret from most of the public, fearing that radicals would kill them. After graduation, Brown told her brother and mother that she’d stay in Manitoba because of her relationship with Pomeroy. While James Brown Jr. (1952-present) was against the relationship, Mary Jane accepted it.
Brown would show up beside Pomeroy in CIP rallies and meetings starting in 1967, which got some to call her “Canada’s First Lady” jokingly.
Around 1970, Sylvia felt sick to her stomach during a CIP rally in Victoria (renamed Roosevelt). After taking a trip to the doctor, she informed Pomeroy that she was pregnant, much to Pomeroy’s surprise and joy. They married in a quiet ceremony in Pomeroy’s native Rosenfeld. In 1971, Sylvia gave birth to their first child: Alison (1971-present). In 1976, Sylvia gave birth to twins: Jon (1976-present) and Peter (1976-present).
Despite this, the relationship was still a secret, and when the Pomeroy children were asked about their last name, they responded with “we're not related to those Pomeroys.”
In 1988, however, when Sylvia’s cousin, Leo Enos, was running for President, photos of Sylvia and Alec Pomeroy dating, their wedding, and their family portrait were leaked. To this day, it is unknown how the photos were leaked; some believe it was a group of Canadian radicals or even members of the CIP who had a grudge against Pomeroy. The Democrats and Republicans, who were falling behind in the polls against Enos, ran tv ads using the photos, even claiming that Enos knew about the relationship the entire time and planned to make Canada independent when elected to office. However, these didn’t do much to prevent Enos from winning the general election.
In 2009, Sylvia was killed in a car crash on a car drive to visit her grandchildren in British Colombia (renamed American Colombia).
Picture of the car accident.
Over the years, conspiracy theories claimed that the accident wasn’t an accident, and Sylvia was killed by a radical Candian successionist group. However, it was later investigated that it was indeed an accident.
Leo Victor Enos, whose term ended months prior, attended the funeral and gave his respects to his late relative.
In 2022, Alec Pomeroy passed away after a brief fight with Covid-19.
As of 2023, Alec and Sylvia have five grandchildren; three from Alison, one from Jon, and one from Peter.
Peter is involved in the CIP, although he isn’t the Party Chairman. Jon and Alison are involved in US politics, albeit on different parties (Alison being a Republican and Jon being a Socialist). In the 2022 US midterms, Alison was elected to the House of Representatives, representing a seat in American Colombia, while Jon was elected Governor of Nova Scotia.
