England. Educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Member of British House of Commons, 1880-1886; administrator of Rhodesia, 1896-1897; director of British South Af...
See Camaret, Marie.
See Robutel.
Moyne, Sieur de Longueuil. Born in Montreal. Accompanied De Troyes and Iberville on the expedition against the Hudson Bay forts, Moose Factory, Rupert, and Albany, in 1686; and lef...
Conference, 1864, and proposes union of all the provinces, 178; premier of first Dominion Cabinet, 198; Tupper writes him as to Howe's political plans, 207; Tilley and Tupper urge...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) In battle of Ste. Foy, 262.
(Lord Sydenham era) His description of Poulett Thomson, 43.
(Samuel de Champlain era) One of the Hundred Associates, 170; ordered to assist Quebec, 200; instructions cancelled, 201; sent with expedition to take possession of Quebec, 213.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Of the 34th Regiment, devastates large section of country, 157; retakes Oswego, 157. (John Graves Simcoe era) Leads Queen's Rangers in battle of Monmo...
regiment at Quebec, 1797; served at Corunna and Flushing, 1809. After discharging various military missions, appointed governor of New Brunswick, 1823, holding the position until 1...
army in South Carolina, 197; destitute condition of his force, 204.
non-intercourse with Britain and France, 120; his warlike messages to Congress, 173, 185; places temporary embargo on United States ships, 192; informs Congress of Hull's advance i...
for the presidency, in 1797, 298. (General Brock era) Purchases Louisiana from France, 41, 42; his embargo on United States ships trading to British ports, 85, 108; withdraws embar...
(Egerton Ryerson era) Member of Legislative Council, Upper Canada, and of Board of Education, 58.
Opened 1668, in a house belonging to the widow of Guillaume Couillard, at the entrance to the governor's garden. Corner-stone of the first separate building laid in 1678; enlarged,...
(Lord Dorchester era) British frigate, arrival of, 137.
(Joseph Howe era) Member of Uniacke government, Nova Scotia, 110; resigns seat in government, as protest against Howe's attack on Irish Roman Catholics, 164. (Joseph Howe era) Memb...
(Tilley era) Anti-Confederate candidate in St. John County, 85; defeated in St. John County, 109.
came out again in 1826, remaining until 1829. Associated, in the Canada Company, with William Dunlop, Thomas Talbot, and Samuel Strickland. Founded towns of Guelph and Goderich. To...
Governor of Massachusetts, 172. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
(Lord Dorchester era) Confusion and abuse in administration of, 51-55.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary, 87; goes to Nipissing mission, 149.
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Attorney-general Yorke's opinion of, 11-13; Solicitor-general Wedderburne's views on, 14.
(Samuel de Champlain era) One of the Hundred Associates, 171.
Illinois. Educated at the common schools. In 1857 entered the railway service as telegraph operator on the Illinois Central Railway. After serving in various capacities on railways...
Newspaper. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Newspaper, published by Dr. O'Grady, 259.
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-...
Carte montrant le chemin que Louis Jolliet a fait depuis Tadousac, jusqu'a la mer du Nord dans la Baye d'Hudson, et la vraye situation de la baye et du d'estroit. Fait a Quebec, le...
Hannay, History of New Brunswick.