Born in Quebec, 1823. Educated at the Quebec Seminary. In 1846 called to the bar, and practised for many years in Quebec, achieving success in the criminal courts. In his early yea...
Robinson; born in Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College; appointed aide-de-camp to Sir Francis Bond Head; saw active service during the Rebellion of 1837. Studied law, and call...
Rises at the source of the St. Louis River, west end of Lake Superior, and falls into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. West of Lake Ontario the river is known by different names, and the...
See Derby.
of Agnes Strickland, Mrs. Traill, and Mrs. Moodie. Entered the army, and reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Emigrated to Canada, 1826.
Ryerson's letter to, 288-289. =Bib.=: Dent, Can. Por.; Dict. Nat. Biog.
appointment of, 330. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
At mouth of river of same name, north-west shore of Lake Superior. Built by Zacharie Robutel de La Nouee, in 1717. La Verendrye wintered there in 1731, while making preparations fo...
Son of Jean de La Motte, Sieur de Cadillac, de Launay et de Montet. Served for a time in the army, and about 1683 came to Canada in search of fortune or adventure. Married Marie-Th...
Educated at Geneva, and afterwards went to England; naturalized, 1706. Entered the army, 1708; accompanied his regiment to America, 1710; took part in the capture of Port Royal. Be...
On west coast of Vancouver Island. Discovered and named by Captain James Cook in 1778. Prior discovery in 1774 claimed by Spaniards, but not established. They built a fort there in...
(Lord Dorchester era) Introduction of, from France, prohibited, 257.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Care taken of wounded British in, 153; British guard placed on, 223; Levis takes possession of, 265; painful scenes at, described, 265, 266. =Bib.=: Doughty,...
Parliament, 1790; privy councillor, 1807; lord lieutenant of Ireland, 1807-1813; governor-general of British North America, 1818-1819. Died near Richmond, Upper Canada. =Index=: (L...
Quebec. Educated at Quebec Seminary, and a teacher there in 1847-1848. In 1848-1856 principal of Ste. Therese College. In 1851 ordained priest. In 1857 first principal of the Jacqu...
George III's fourth son, Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, by Mary Louisa Victoria, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg-Saalfield; born at Kensington Palace, May 24, 1819. Succeeded...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Formed part of reserve in battle of the Plains, 189. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec.
(John Graves Simcoe era) First attorney-general of Upper Canada, 81, 178; his duel with John Small, clerk of council, 181.
1823; for some years worked on a farm near Perth. Studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1835. Practised his profession at London. Served as a volunteer during the Rebe...
(Bishop Laval era) On the humility of Laval, 33; on the evils flowing from the sale of liquor to the Indians, 36; on mental characteristics of Canadian children, 100; on the virtue...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet, returns to France, 208.
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Called to the Council, 72; expelled from Lower Canada Assembly, 72.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) In command of Fort William Henry, 45; despatch to, from Webb, intercepted by French, 46. =Bib.=: Bradley, The Fight with France.
(General Brock era) Wife of Colonel (afterwards Sir George) Murray 142.
An Iroquoian tribe, occupying the north shore of Lake Erie. First visited by the Jesuit Fathers, Brebeuf and Chaumonot, in 1640, who described them as ferocious and extremely super...
Roman Catholic missionary in the North-West, particularly in the Mackenzie River district. Author of several works on the languages, manners, and customs of the native tribes. =Bib...
France. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Minister of marine, 72.
See Riel Rebellion, 1869-1870.
(Lord Elgin era) Provided for by law in 1874, existed some years previously in Nova Scotia, 133.