(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Aids Mackenzie's escape, 400.
Comprised all the western portions of Canada, except Manitoba and British Columbia. Its early history is the history of the western fur trade, whose forts became in time centres of...
Sent to Canada as governor of Montreal, 1670. Obtained a grant of Isle Perrot in 1672. Used his office to further his own interests; quarrelled violently with Frontenac, who had hi...
(Count Frontenac era) Commands militia in attack on Iroquois, 351.
Canada at an early age, and educated here. Went to England in 1824 to study law, and called to the bar in 1831. In 1832-1837 member of Parliament for the city of Bath, and in 1835...
See Sydenham.
Originally an Indian trail leading to Lake Simcoe. Built as a bush road by Simcoe in 1794. Named after Sir George Yonge, then secretary for war. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / H...
Carte des decouvertes de la Verenderye. Carte d'une partie du Lac Superieur avec la decouverte de la Riviere depuis le grand portage, jusqu'a la Barriere. With explanations. MS. Ma...
the employ of the Company of New France. Educated by the Jesuits, and took minor orders, but renounced his clerical vocation to engage in the fur trade. Sent by Talon to discover c...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Renamed Lake Simcoe in honour of Governor Simcoe's father, 207. See Simcoe.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Wife of Abraham Martin, 146.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Formed, 253. (Lord Dorchester era) Practice of purchase of commissions prevented in, 217; six disbanded and settled in Nova Scotia, 218.
(Egerton Ryerson era) In charge of union school at Hamilton, 195.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Priest, 146.
Hudson's Bay Company; conducted Selkirk's colonists from York Factory to the Red River, 1811; from that date to the union of the two fur companies in 1821, engaged in building trad...
Midlothian, 1774-1790, and for Edinburgh, 1790-1802; home secretary, 1791-1794; secretary of war, 1794-1801; first lord of admiralty, 1804-1805. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) S...
(Sir James Douglas era) Organized, 129; agricultural interests of Hudson's Bay Company handed over to, 129; its farms, 129-130; checkered career, 130; McLoughlin first manager, 130...
A group in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of British Columbia. Discovered by Captain Cook in 1778. Captain George Dixon examined both the eastern and western shores of the island...
and became a probationer; employed for a time as private tutor. Studied law and called to the English bar, 1793. While yet a student, in 1788 employed by Dorchester to investigate...
(Lord Sydenham era) Provision made for, by Clergy Reserves, 77. See also Clergy Reserves.
(Lord Sydenham era) Conducts funeral service of Lord Sydenham, 344.
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Defeats Mackenzie, 308.
Studied medicine; joined the Hudson's Bay Company, 1832, arriving at Fort Vancouver the following year. Filled the dual positions of medical officer and trader in the Company's ser...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet, 139; arrives and proceeds to Huron country, 149; drowned, 209. (Bishop Laval era) Missionary labours of, 3.
(Tilley era) Solicitor-general, New Brunswick, 105.
Men; Canadian Who's Who.
History of the North-West Coast.
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Composition of, under Constitutional Act, 53; Goldwin Smith on, 54; irritation between, and Executive Council, 54, 55; Lord Durham on, 56, 58, 59, 60;...