Canada Company
Founded in London, 1824, by John Gait, as a colonizing
scheme. A large tract of land was purchased in what is now western
Ontario. Dunlop, Talbot, Strickland, and other pioneers of Upper Canada
were associated with Gait in the enterprise. The company is still in
existence. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) An agency in settlement of Upper Canada, 145;
its unpopularity, 145. (Egerton Ryerson era) Offers to buy Clergy Reserves, 50. (George Brown Era)
Recommends whiskey to intending immigrants, 75. See also Galt, John;
Dunlop, William; Talbot, Thomas. =Bib.=: Lizars, In the Days of the
Canada Company; Strickland, Twenty-seven Years in Canada West; Galt,
Autobiography; Jameson, Winter Sketches; Talbot, Six Years in the
Canadas; McTaggart, Three Years in Upper Canada; Dunlop, The
Backwoodsman.
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Cameron Duncan
Son of a United Empire Loyalist; born at Schenectady, on the Mohawk. His father brought the family to Canada, and settled in Glengarry. The son entered the service of the North West Company, in 1786, and was for many years in charge of the Nipigon dis... Cameron James Mc Attempts To Kidnap Mackenzie 464
... Cameron John Hillyard 1817-1876 Solicitor-general Upper Canada
1846-1848; represented Cornwall in Legislative Assembly, 1846-1847 and 1848-1851; Toronto, 1854; Peel, 1861-1866. Represented Peel in first Dominion Parliament, 1867-1872; Cornwall, 1872-1874; and 1874-1876. ... Cameron Malcolm 1808-1876 Elected To Assembly Of Upper Canada For
Lanark, 1836. A persistent opponent of the Family Compact. Appointed inspector of revenue, under Bagot. Held various offices in the La Fontaine-Baldwin and Hincks administrations. In 1863 resigned his seat, to accept appointment as Queen's Printer. Re... Cameron Sir Matthew Crooks 1822-1887 Born In Dundas Ontario
Educated at the Home District Grammar School, Toronto, and at Upper Canada College; studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1849. Sat in the Assembly for North Ontario, 1861-1863 and 1864-1867. Defeated in North Ontario for election to the ... Cameronians
(General Brock era) 26th Regiment, stationed at Fort Niagara, 57. ... Camosun D Indian Village On Site Of Victoria Bc 175 Meaning Of
name, 175. ... Campbell Captain Dr Accused In Connection With Walker Affair 36
tried and acquitted, 38. ... Campbell General Dr Commissioner For Exchange Of Prisoners 207
... Campbell Major William
(Lord Dorchester era) His correspondence with General Wayne, 286. (John Graves Simcoe era) Placed in command of fort at rapids of Miami, 136; refuses to evacuate fort at summons of General Wayne, 139; his conduct highly approved by Simcoe, 140. ... Campbell Robert 1808-1894 Entered Service Of Hudson's Bay Company
1832, and sent to the Mackenzie River district, 1834. For the next eighteen years, engaged in exploring the upper waters of the Liard and Yukon Rivers, and establishing the fur trade in this region. In 1852 made a remarkable journey on snow-shoes, fro... Campbell Sir Alexander 1821-1892 Studied Law Under John A
Macdonald, with whom he later formed a partnership; and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1843. Elected to the Legislative Council, 1858; and Speaker, 1863. Commissioner of crown lands, 1864-1866; postmaster-general in first Dominion ministry, 1867-1... Campbell Sir Archibald 1769-1843 Born In Scotland Entered The
army, 1787. Served throughout the Peninsular War, 1808-1814; in 1821 commanded a regiment in India; conducted the Burmese War; and 1826-1829, governor of British Burmah. From 1831 to 1837 lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. =Index=: (Wilmot era) Lie... Campbell Sir Colin 1776-1847 Served In India 1801-1804 And
afterwards in Denmark and the Peninsula; attached to Wellington's staff at the battle of Waterloo; promoted major-general, 1825; lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1834-1840; governor of Ceylon, 1840-1847. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Lieutenant-govern... Campbell Sir William 1758-1834 Born In Scotland Enlisted As A
private in a Highland regiment; came to America during the Revolutionary War; took part in the battle of Yorktown, 1781; after his release determined to remain in America. Studied law and called to the bar of Nova Scotia; practised his profession for ... Campbell Stewart
(Joseph Howe era) Chosen leader of Anti-Confederation party in Nova Scotia, 187; chairman of Halifax meeting on behalf of Joseph Howe, 194; elected to House of Commons for Guysborough, 1867; supports Confederation, 203. =Bib.=: Saunders, Three Premier... Camperdown
(General Brock era) Naval victory of, 12. ... Canada
Discovered by John Cabot in 1497. First settlement made by Jacques Cartier, in 1535, on the banks of the St. Charles. In 1608 Champlain founded the city of Quebec, almost on the spot where Jacques Cartier had wintered; the country ceded to Great Brita... Canada Act
See Constitutional Act. ... Canada Company
Founded in London, 1824, by John Gait, as a colonizing scheme. A large tract of land was purchased in what is now western Ontario. Dunlop, Talbot, Strickland, and other pioneers of Upper Canada were associated with Gait in the enterprise. The company ... Canada Corn Act 1843 Sir Georges E Cartier Era Builds Up Flour Industry In Canada 43
... Canada First Association
(George Brown Era) Platform, 235; criticized by the Globe, 236; suspected of aiming at national independence, 237; Goldwin Smith, leader of party, attacked by Globe, 237; his reply, 238; spirit of the movement, 239; its effect, 240-241; Liberal party ... Canada Trade Act
Passed by Imperial Parliament in 1822, with the object of correcting the injustice to Upper Canada in the apportionment of duties collected. The Quebec Legislature had refused to re-enact the old Acts apportioning a share of duties to Upper Canada, an... Canadian Alliance Society
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Founded, December, 1834, 258; its objects, 258. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Founded at York, 16; its political programme, 16. ... Canadian Contingents In The Boer War 1899-1902 Consisted Of The
Royal Canadian Infantry, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Royal Canadian Artillery, and Strathcona's Horse. The first contingent, which sailed for South Africa from Quebec, Oct. 30, 1899, numbered 1141. The second contingent, which sailed from Halifax in Janu... Canadian Freeman
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Newspaper, published by Collins, in 1825, 111. ... Canadian Institute
Founded at Toronto, June 20, 1849, by Sandford Fleming, and Kivas Tully, with several other surveyors, civil engineers, and architects practising in and about Toronto. A royal charter was granted Nov. 4, 1851, in which the objects of the society are ... Canadian Magazines
Among the earliest magazines published in what is now Canada were the Nova Scotia Magazine, Halifax, 1789; the Quebec Magazine, Quebec, 1791-1793; L'Abeille Canadienne, Quebec, 1818-1819; the Canadian Review, 1824-1826; the Bibliotheque Canadienne, M... Canadian Northern Railway
The first link in this transcontinental railway dates back to 1896, when construction was commenced on the line from Gladstone towards Lake Winnipegosis. Since then the system has been extended east and west, and within a few years will reach from the... Canadian Pacific Railway
The contract for construction of the railway was signed Oct. 21, 1880, the surveys having already been carried out under the direction of Sandford Fleming. Work was begun on the railway in May, 1881, and the last spike driven by Sir Donald A. Smith (n... Canadian Sharpshooters
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) In battle of Ste. Foy, 259, 263. ... Canadien
(General Brock era) Newspaper founded in 1806, appealed to race prejudices, 92; claimed unconstitutional power for Legislative Assembly, 92, 93; on the rights of Parliament, 116; seized and temporarily suppressed by Governor Craig, 127; seizure not ap... Canals
The earliest canal in Canada and in North America was that at Lachine, which dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Between 1779 and 1783, lock canals were built by the Royal Engineers, at the Coteau and the Cascades, on the St. Lawren... Cananee
(Samuel de Champlain era) Famous French seaman, joins Champlain at Gaspe, 141; the Turks capture his ship, the Ste. Madeleine, on the coast of Bretagne, and put him to death, 141. ... Canard River
A small stream in Essex County, Ontario, falling into the Detroit River. =Index=: (General Brock era) Americans repulsed at, in War of 1812, 237. ... Candiac Chateau Of
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Birthplace of Montcalm, 3; position of, still remains, 5. ... Canning Charles John Viscount 1812-1862 Postmaster-general Under
Aberdeen and Palmerston. Governor-general of India, 1855, and through the period of the Indian Mutiny. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) His record in India, 217. ... Canning George 1770-1827 Entered British Parliament 1793 Foreign
secretary, 1807; ambassador to Portugal, 1814; president of Board of Control, 1816; succeeded Londonderry as foreign secretary, 1822; prime minister, 1827. A consistent advocate of constitutional principles. ...