(Samuel de Champlain era) Godfather of young Hurons, 233.
Cambridge, 1774, and became fellow, 1779. After holding several livings, appointed castor prebendary of Lincoln cathedral, 1788. Through the friendship of William Pitt, appointed i...
County, Virginia, and educated at William and Mary College. In 1784 was appointed a visitor of the college. A member of the Virginia Assembly during the American Revolution. In 178...
Entered the army, 1794; lieutenant-colonel, 1806; saw service in the West Indies. In 1813 attained the rank of major-general and ordered to Canada. Took part in the contest on the...
Rises in Bennington county, Vermont, and flows into the St. Lawrence, after a course of 210 miles. Discovered by Champlain in 1609, who in that year ascended the river to Lake Cham...
Entered the army; took part as a major, under Wolfe, in the attack on Quebec, 1759. Opposed the measures that led to the separation of the American colonies from the motherland, bu...
(Sir James Douglas era) In charge of Fort Camosun (Victoria), 1843, 180; his death, 1844, 181.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Lieutenant-governor at Michilimackinac, 158, 161, 163.
chairs of logic and of moral philosophy at Glasgow. In 1766 published his great work, The Wealth of Nations. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) His economic views receive attention, 11....
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Skirmish at, 102, 103.
Quebec. Studied law and called to the bar of Quebec, 1871. Secretary to the Manitoba Half-Breed Commission, 1875; clerk of the North-West Council, 1876-1888; Indian commissioner, 1...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Highly praised by Champlain, 7.
(Tilley era) Elected for St. John, 10, 18; character, 12, 86-87; refuses to resign his seat, 24; candidate in York County, New Brunswick, 86; elected for York, 95; defeated in York...
in 1756 became captain; and in 1759 served in the West Indies; in 1768 and subsequent years stationed in different parts of North America, and in 1771 promoted lieutenant-colonel....
(John Graves Simcoe era) In Upper Canada, 114.
Company. In 1846-1847 made two exploring expeditions. Accompanied Richardson in his expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1848; and in 1851 commanded another expedition which...
anti-slavery movement. Elected to Senate, 1851; chairman of committee on foreign affairs, 1861. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Very favourable to Reciprocity Treaty, 226. =Bib.=: Cyc....
(George Brown Era) His pen picture of George Brown, 4-5.
(John Graves Simcoe era) First paper published in Upper Canada, 172, 173; removed to York, 174. (General Brock era) First published at Newark (Niagara), 57.
(Count Frontenac era) Haughtily treated by Frontenac, 110. (Bishop Laval era) Sulpician, arrival of, 105.
Holland, 1747. In 1757 served with Montgomery's Highlanders in America, and in 1761 major-commandant of the 114th Royal Highlanders. In 1775 lieutenant-colonel of the Royal Highlan...
Quebec. Educated at Nicolet and Montreal. In 1822 called to the bar of Lower Canada; practised at Three Rivers and Montreal. Arrested in 1828 and 1838 for political offences, but n...
Historian. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Contributes to The Club edited by Joseph Howe in the Nova Scotian, 10; his independent stand in the Nova Scotia Assembly, 18. =Bib.=: History...
Following the capture of Louisbourg, Duquesne, and Fort Frontenac, in the campaign of 1758, two expeditions were sent the following year against Quebec, one by land under Amherst,...
(Sir James Douglas era) Expedition on behalf of Hudson's Bay Company, 51; in charge of Fort Stikine, 122; appointed to post on Yerba Buena Cove, San Francisco Bay, 127; commits sui...
1674; and to the Cour des Aides at Paris, 1678. Came to Canada as intendant, 1705, and devoted himself with rare disinterestedness to the welfare of the colony. Returned to France...
Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, 1858, for the town of Niagara, and sat for the same constituency until 1864. Member of the Executive Council and provincial sec...
(Count Frontenac era) In command at Lachine, on occasion of massacre, 225; sent to island of Orleans to watch Phipps, 303. (Bishop Laval era) Anxious to attack Indians at Lachine,...
In command of Fort Beausejour, 1745. A confederate of the intendant Bigot; used his opportunities to plunder both the people and the government. Betrayed by Thomas Pichon and compe...
lieutenant-colonel of militia cancelled by Governor Craig, 105; elected for Huntingdon and again made Speaker, 115. (Lord Dorchester era) Speaker of first Lower Canada Assembly, 27...