(Tilley era) Makes survey for Intercolonial, 53.
ethics. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) An associate of Sydenham's, 13. =Bib.=: Works, ed. by Bowring and Burton, 1843. For biog., see Dict. Nat. Biog.
(Bishop Laval era) Laval studies at, 21.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Leader in attack on Moravian Indians, 171.
Scotia in early life. Elected to the Assembly, 1761; judge of the Court of Common Pleas for King's County, 1761; judge of the Island of St. John, 1768; assistant judge of the Supre...
(General Brock era) On Niagara River, a mile and a half above the falls, 58; end of carrying-place, and a transport post, 58-59; had a blockhouse enclosed with palisades, 59. =Bib....
(Samuel de Champlain era) Accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 1620, 121.
afterwards in Denmark and the Peninsula; attached to Wellington's staff at the battle of Waterloo; promoted major-general, 1825; lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1834-1840; gove...
bar, 1847. Early became a leader of the Liberal party. One of the founders of Le Pays, besides contributing to other newspapers. As a result of one of his articles, fought a duel w...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) British government prepared to grant, 174; Haldimand not favourable to, as matters stood, 195. (Lord Dorchester era) Of Lower Canada, agitation for, b...
Born in England. Entered Parliament, 1841; home secretary from 1841 to 1846 in Peel's ministry. From 1854 to 1861, lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick; in 1864-1866 governor of Tr...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Indians of, 148; projects of Americans against, 150; reinforcements sent to, 153; depot for stores established at, great cost of transporting provisio...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Presbyterian minister, the first to come to Upper Canada, 165.
See Acadians, Expulsion of the.
Member of the Council of Nova Scotia, 1744. Took part in the affair at Mines under Colonel Noble, 1747; severely wounded and taken prisoner, but afterwards exchanged. Confidential...
On the Saskatchewan. A notable place in the annals of the Western fur trade. Here the traders from Montreal built a post about 1772; and in 1774 Samuel Hearne built a rival post fo...
Ency., vol. 4; Burwash, Founding and Development of University of Toronto (R. S. C., 1905); The University of Toronto and its Colleges, 1827-1906.
Canada with his father, 1812, and practised law. In 1824-1835 a member of the Upper Canada Assembly; in 1829 elected Speaker of the House, and re-elected, 1835. One of the leaders...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) De Pontbriand retires to, 153.
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Built by Hudson's Bay Company, 6.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Gathered by Jesuits, for shipment to China, 148; brought $5 a pound, 148; Indians engaged in trade, 148.
(Lord Dorchester era) British vessel on Lake Champlain, 154.
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's account of death of, 34.
See Aix-la-Chapelle; Ashburton; Jay's; Paris; St. Germain-en-Laye; Ryswick; Breda; Utrecht; Suze; Versailles; Oregon; Washington.
See Dorchester.
studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1864. One of founders, and editor, of L'Opinion Publique, 1870. Represented Montreal East in Quebec Legislature, 1886-1890. Calle...
surgeon in War of 1812 and in India. Came to Canada in 1826, with John Galt (q.v.); and took part in the establishment of the Canada Company (q.v.). In Scotland, had been the intim...