(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Attorney-general Yorke's opinion of, 11-13; Solicitor-general Wedderburne's views on, 14.
(General Brock era) Stationed on frontier between Kingston and Cornwall, 195. (John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 79, 98.
bar of Upper Canada, 1830. Served during the Rebellion of 1837 as a cavalry officer. Represented Niagara in the Assembly, 1841-1851; sat in the Legislative Council of Canada, 1855-...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Generosity of, 505.
Lake and trading-post. The lake is on the upper waters of the Churchill River, in about long. 108 deg. Its name is derived from the Indian game of lacrosse, which was very popular...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Granted by pope, celebrated in Quebec, 1618, 114.
(Lord Dorchester era) Confusion and abuse in administration of, 51-55.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit, founder of missions at Nipisiguit and Chedabucto, 235.
(Count Frontenac era) Name given to Company of New France after 1645, 36. See also Company of New France.
Newspaper published at Toronto. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Publishes proceedings of House, 174. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Attacks Bagot, 142, 153; on the elec...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Their bravery, 7, 8; take up lands in English colonies, 9; scheme to form them into a regiment, 9.
Educated at Prince of Wales's College, Charlottetown, and Acadia College, Wolfville. Edited the Acadian Recorder. Called to the bar, 1863; judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia...
(Tilley era) Opposition candidate in York County, 86; opposes Confederation, 87; afterwards governor of New Brunswick, 87; defeated in York, 108. =Bib.=: Hannay, History of New Bru...
(General Brock era) Island of, birthplace of Brock, 1-6.
(General Brock era) In Quebec, completely destroyed in siege of 1775, 90.
Presbyterian Theological College, established, 1844.
Temple, London, 1851; governor of the colony of Neiro, 1860; governor of the island of St. Vincent, 1861; governor of Newfoundland, 1864-1869; governor of British Columbia, 1869; g...
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Liberal leader in Quebec, 25; protests against Dorion entering Cartier administration, 106-107.
In 1643 came to Canada and spent a year in study of Algonquian language. Soon became proficient in that tongue and accompanied wandering bands on their hunting trips. In 1646 went...
173. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
(Wilmot era) Member for Charlotte, in New Brunswick Assembly, nominates Wilmot for speakership, 66.
Canada, 1847, at the invitation of Sir William E. Logan, to accept the position of chemist and mineralogist to the Geological Survey, which he held until 1872. Also occupied the ch...
Toronto, graduating in 1882; appointed to a clerkship in the post-office department at Ottawa the following year, and remained there up to the time of his death. Put the best of hi...
the Company formed by Champlain to plant colonies in New France, and to which a monopoly of the fur trade had been granted by the king. Had made the voyage to Tadoussac with Pont-G...
1741-1767; established a private press at Strawberry Hill, at which he printed his various works. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) His statement regarding Townshend, 74; on fall of...
See Frog Portage; Giscome Portage; Grand Portage; Methye Portage; Rocky Mountain Portage.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Algonquian chief, 10, 75, 77.
Parliament, 1814, for county of Durham, and won recognition as an advanced Reformer. Brought forward plan of parliamentary reform in 1821. Raised to peerage, 1828. Member of Grey's...
(George Brown Era) In Russell County and Quebec City in 1857, 99-100, 106.
(1810-1880). (Count Frontenac era) French historian, referred to, 152. =Bib.=: Histoire de Louis XIV.