Superior of Jesuits in Canada. Came to Canada in 1632, and went on a mission to the Algonquians the following year; succeeded by Vimont as superior, 1639; appointed to the governor...
Born at Vervins, near Laon, France, about 1570. Studied law and called to the bar in 1599. The previous year delivered two Latin orations before the papal legate sent by Clement VI...
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Sent by North West Company, with Duncan Cameron, to Red River, to break up the Red River Settlement, 172-173; leads attack on the colonists, 175...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Battle of, Simcoe at, 26; description of, 26-29.
(Wilmot era) Provincial secretary, New Brunswick, 8, 34, 57, 72; dies at Fredericton, 1844, 75, 76.
(Bishop Laval era) Cousin of Bishop Laval, 21.
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Sent to Red River district by X Y Company, 14.
(Lord Sydenham era) Their repeal advocated by Sydenham, 18.
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Chief factor Hudson's Bay Company, 1832, and governor of Assiniboia, 225; Alexander Ross on, 225.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Nephew of Sir Frederick Haldimand, 311, 340.
1830-1837; lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 1847; governor-general of Canada, 1854-1861. Afterwards appointed a civil service commissioner and elected governor of the Hudson's...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Dowry of, 216.
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Resolutions on, in Canadian Parliament, 1882, 277.
Naturelle des Moeurs et Productions du Pays de la Nouvelle France. Paris, 1664. Reprinted, 1849, 1882, 1883, 1896. The last is in the Trans. of the Royal Society for that year, and...
causes dissatisfaction, 130; his letter to Champlain, 130; resigns position of viceroy, 151; executed for treason, 215. (Count Frontenac era) Becomes lieutenant for Canada, 17; exe...
Arbigland; assumed name of Jones. Entered American navy, 1775. Captured the Serapis, 1779. Entered Russian naval service, 1788, with rank of rear-admiral. Died in Paris. =Index=: (...
in 1735; named second in command to Montcalm, 1756; sailed for Canada the same year. On the death of Montcalm at Quebec, succeeded to the command of the French forces, and won the...
In 1766 appointed attorney-general of Quebec, holding the position until 1769. Returned to England and was cursitor baron of the Exchequer, 1773-1824, and in 1780 became senior jud...
(Lord Dorchester era) Sister-in-law of Colonel Beverley Robinson, becomes wife of Colonel Morris, 202.
(George Brown Era) Need of, in Upper Canada, shown by George Brown, 90; his strong interest in, 91-92.
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) On colonial government, 2; on Lord Durham, 7; on the Duke of Wellington, 17; on authorship of Durham's Report, 82, 83.
in 1651. Through Laval's influence, appointed to the Sovereign Council in 1663, and retained his position in the reorganization of the Council in 1675. Always a strong supporter of...
(George Brown Era) Elective versus nominative system discussed at Quebec Conference--latter decided upon, 164; George Brown approves of nominative system, 165; distribution of memb...
See Cape Breton.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Nephew of Sir Frederick Haldimand, 311; his death, 312.
quartermaster-general stationed at, 80; military importance of, 177, 236; garrison of, 202, 235. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Early municipal government of, 298.
partnership with Macdonald, 10; his letter to Macdonald on the political situation, 31; postmaster-general in first Dominion Cabinet, 134; consults Imperial government as to propos...
effect of his resignation on Confederation, 128; Macdonald's letter to, on the franchise, 259. (Tilley era) Conference with, on Confederation scheme, 122. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Crisis approaching in, 287; Imperial commissioners' report, 323; against responsible government, 325; events leading to Rebellion, 327; asks other prov...
Between England and France, signed 1763. Ceded Canada to Britain, France retaining islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.