(Sir John A Macdonald era) Liberal, elected for Montreal in by-election in 1876, 224.
Viscount Howe (q.v.), and Admiral Lord Howe. Commanded light infantry under Wolfe at Quebec, 1759. Succeeded Gage as commander-in-chief in America, 1775. Commanded forces at Bunker...
Held in London, 1887. Canada was represented by Sir Alexander Campbell and Sandford Fleming. Among the questions discussed were those of inter-Imperial defence and trade, the Pacif...
significance of his nickname of "Tiger," 132. See also Canada Company; Galt; Talbot. =Bib.=: Statistical Sketches of Upper Canada. For biog., see Lizars, Days of the Canada Company...
L'Avenir du Canada; member for Yamaska; offered and refuses seat in Cabinet, 236.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Brings out settlers, 252.
A branch of the Franciscan order. First came to Canada in 1615, at the request of Champlain, and under the authority of Pope Paul V. The same year they built a convent at Quebec. O...
Succeeded his father as Earl of Ripon, 1859, and his uncle as Earl de Grey the same year. Created marquis, 1871. Has been secretary of state for war, India, the colonies, lord pres...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Proposition to settle with disbanded Loyalists, 264. (Lord Dorchester era) Settled by British Americans, 289; mixed population of, 288. =Bib.=: Day, P...
called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1816. Elected to the Assembly, 1830; a strong supporter of Papineau; took an active part in the Rebellion of 1837-1838; imprisoned at Montreal fo...
Chants Nouveaux; Melanges d'Histoire; Histoire des Canadiens-Francais; Pages d'Histoire du Canada; Histoire de la Milice Canadienne; Bataille de Chateauguay. For biog., see Morgan,...
of opposition in succession to George Brown, 150; Supreme Court organized under his administration, 1875, 151; moves an amendment to the address, 208; called upon to form a ministr...
1676. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) Misunderstanding with Louis XIV, 20.
See Aubert de la Chesnaye.
1645-1650, and 1659-1665. A missionary to the Hurons until 1645, when called to Quebec to assume the office of superior. Sailed for France in 1650, and returned in 1659 to resume t...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Evils of methods of granting, 74; list of grants in first thirty-five years, 74. (General Brock era) Grants made near Niagara to previously disloyal pe...
(Tilley era) Supports Tilley in 1850, 10.
(American) Congress, 201. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
See Argyll.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Goes on embassy to Iroquois, 163; is murdered, 164.
Newspaper of Quebec, established, 1805. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Voices sentiments of dominant faction in Lower Canada, 20. (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Antagon...
(Count Frontenac era) His statements regarding Frontenac, 65.
Created by Act of Parliament in 1875. Consists of a chief-justice and five puisne judges, who, also constituted the Exchequer Court until 1887, when the latter was separated. The f...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Company's clerk at Quebec, 121, 138; sent to St. Barnabe Island, 173.
age of twenty-one entered the ministry of the Baptist Church. Held charges at various places in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Settled at Amherst, where he became principal...
Rises at the headwaters of the Nisutlin, and empties into Bering Sea, after a course of 1765 miles. The lower waters of the river were explored by Glazunof in 1836 or 1837; and a R...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) His account of the Haldimand election, 487.
(Tilley era) English schoolmaster, 5.