Canadian History Dictionary Lancaster Joseph 1778-1838 Founded The Lancasterian System Of
education. In 1798 began teaching poor children on the Madras s...
Nova Scotian
Newspaper published at Halifax. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Jose...
Weatherbe Sir Robert Linton 1836- Born In Prince Edward Island
Educated at Prince of Wales's College, Charlottetown, and Acadi...
Company Of The West Indies Compagnie Des Indes Occidentales
Chartered by Louis XIV, 1664, following the cancellation of the...
Bib : Bancroft History Of British Columbia
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St John Island
See Prince Edward Island.
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Antell
(Lord Dorchester era) A disaffected Montrealer, 122.
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St Lawrence River
Rises at the source of the St. Louis River, west
end of Lake S...
Index : Lord Elgin Era Inspector-general 1854 140 Favours Division Of Clergy
Reserves among various denominations, 163. (George Brown Era) G...
Blake William Hume 1809-1870 Born In Ireland Educated At Trinity
College, Dublin, and emigrated to Canada in his youth. During t...
Berlin Decrees
Issued by Napoleon, November, 1806, to the following
effect: T...
Niagara Fort
(John Graves Simcoe era) Guards entrance to Niagara River, 51; ...
Bib : Hodge Handbook Of American Indians Reclus Primitive Folk
See also United States Bureau of Ethnology Reports.
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Taschereau Sir Henri Elzear 1836- Born At Ste Marie De La
Beauce, Quebec. Educated at Quebec Seminary; called to the bar,...
Echemin Indians
A tribe closely resembling the Micmacs of Nova
Scotia, and inh...
Hume Joseph 1777-1855 Born At Montrose Scotland Studied
medicine; entered the service of the East India Company, 1797; ...
Bib : Wallis Historical Sketch Of Canadian Journalism In Canada:
An Ency., vol. 5; Buckingham, George Brown and the Globe in Can...
Young George Paxton 1819-1889 Born At Berwick-upon-tweed Educated
at the University of Edinburgh; came to Canada, 1847; minister ...
Bib : Cyc Am Biog
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Index : William Lyon Mackenzie Era A Man Ahead Of His Time 6 7 Speech On The Reform
Bill, 14, 15; his report on the Constitutional Act, 55; on the ...
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Annand William 1808-1892 Born In Halifax County Entered The Nova
Scotia Assembly as one of the members for Halifax, 1836; financial
secretary in Howe's ministry, 1860-1863. An active opponent of
Confederation. Formed the first Anti-Confederate or repeal government in
Nova Scotia, 1867; retired in 1874 to accept the position of immigration
agent at London, where he died. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Elected to represent
Halifax in Nova Scotia Legislature, as Joseph Howe's colleague, 1836,
29; assumes control of Nova Scotian, 74-75; publishes Morning
Chronicle, 75; advocates central non-sectarian college for Nova Scotia,
82; becomes financial secretary of province, 169; Wm. Miller brings
action against for libel, 188; goes to London, 1866, as Anti-Confederate
delegate, 192; becomes head of Nova Scotia government, 202; member of
repeal delegation to London, 1868, 204; turns against Howe, 208, 209,
217; receives vote of thanks from Nova Scotia Legislature, 218. =Bib.=:
Campbell, History of Nova Scotia; Saunders, Three Premiers of Nova
Scotia.
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