diplomatist. =Index=: (George Brown Era) British ambassador at Washington--suggested that he confer with Canadian agent on reciprocity, 192. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.
Plan d'un Fort scitue au dedans d'une enceinte pour etre construit au bord du Lac des Deux Montagnes, a la cote du Nord, au Detroit, environs a deux lieue au desous de l'Ile de Mon...
en l'annee 1709 par les ordres de Monseigneur le Comre de Pontchartrain, Commandeur des Ordres du Roy, Ministre et Secretaire d'Estat par le Sr. Catalogne, Lieutenant des Troupes e...
(Egerton Ryerson era) Joins Methodists, and sent as missionary to the Indians, 18; appears before British parliamentary committee, 75, 136. (General Brock era) Carries news of vict...
Educated at McGill University, and at the Harvard Law School. Called to the bar of Nova Scotia, 1877. Sat in the House of Commons, 1882-1891 and 1896-1900; minister of marine and f...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Held by Great Britain pending settlement of Loyalist affairs, 55, 119; handed over to United States, 142. (General Brock era) Transfer of, to United States...
(Tilley era) Anti-Confederate candidate in St. John, New Brunswick, 84; his character, 84-85; breaks away from government, 101; elected as Confederate candidate in St. John, 109.
on legal subjects. In 1827 appointed a puisne judge of the King's Bench in Upper Canada. A capable judge, but in constant conflict with Sir Peregrine Maitland, the lieutenant-gover...
Communication between Kempenfeldt Bay on Lake Simcoe and Penetanguishene Harbour on Lake Huron, and one concession on each side, made at the particular request of Angus Shaw, agent...
(Bishop Laval era) Land bought from, for church at Montreal, 88.
Educated at Mount Allison Academy. Engaged in mercantile life. Represented Albert County in the Assembly, 1854-1867; chief commissioner of public works, 1866-1867; appointed to the...
Educated at St. John. In 1828 became an attorney; called to the bar of New Brunswick, 1830, but soon forsook his profession. For some years engaged in milling and lumbering, and, h...
Born in France. Entered the army, and came to Canada as an officer of the Carignan Regiment. In 1686 commanded an expedition of one hundred men, against the forts of the Hudson's B...
Solicitor-general of England, his views on Canadian laws, 62. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.
Educated at the University of Toronto, graduating 1866. Called to the bar, 1871. Appointed judge of the Queen's Bench, Ontario, 1887; chief-justice, 1900. Knighted, 1909. =Bib.=: M...
Represented Midhurst in Parliament, 1874-1885, and Hampstead, 1885-1888; secretary of state for the colonies, 1887-1892. =Index=: (Sir John A Macdonald era) Macdonald's letter to,...
education. In 1798 began teaching poor children on the Madras system; and gradually introduced improvements. In 1818 came to America, and at one time conducted a school in Montreal...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Created by Constitutional Act, 52; Lord Durham criticizes and suggests revision, 57; attitude of Lower Canada Reformers to, 69; rejects three hundred a...
innkeeper of Dieppe. Came to Canada in 1641. In 1657 granted the seigniory of Longueuil. In De Tracy's expedition against the Iroquois, in 1666, commanded the Montreal militia, and...
militia, numbered 1600 at the beginning of the battle, later increased to 2800, under the command of Sir Gordon Drummond; United States troops about 4000, under General Jacob Brown...
(Sir James Douglas era) Difficulties aroused by episode, 321. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Cartier's connection with, 53-54, 105-106. (Sir John A Macdonald era) History of, 199-211...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Established near Cataraqui, 265. (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Reembark after fall of Quebec, 236. See also Queen's Rangers.
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Refused to Roman Catholics, 116.
of Lewis Morris Wilkins, judge of the Supreme Court. Educated at King's College, Windsor, graduating in 1819. Called to the bar and practised at Windsor from 1823 to 1856. In 1856...
Toronto; early became engaged in newspaper work; joined the staff of the Toronto Globe, 1856; edited Montreal Trade Renew, 1864-1865; entered the service of R. G. Dun & Co., 1865;...
life in New Brunswick in 1850, and became a leading member of the provincial government. Took part in the negotiations leading up to Confederation, and sat in the first Dominion Pa...
(Count Frontenac era) Name applied by Indians to French governors, 35.
In the St. Lawrence River, below Quebec. It was first named by Jacques Cartier, in 1535, the Island of Bacchus, on account of the numerous grape-vines growing there. In 1759 it was...
(Sir James Douglas era) Character of, 52. (General Brock era) Of the Hudson's Bay Company, assist in capture of Michilimackinac, 210.