Governors
(Lord Sydenham era) Their powers and functions, and relations to the home
government on the one side and the colonial Legislatures on the other,
74-76.
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Gondoin Nicolas
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit missionary at Miscou, 234. ... Gordon Arthur Hamilton
See Stanmore. ... Gordon Brigadier-general
(Lord Dorchester era) Murder of, 152. ... Gordon Robert
(Tilley era) Member for Gloucester in New Brunswick Assembly, votes against Liberals, 18. ... Gore District
In Upper Canada; named after Governor Gore. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Resolutions in favour of responsible government adopted at meeting of inhabitants, 125, 126. ... Gore Sir Charles S
Born in Scotland, 1793; the third son of the second Earl of Arran. Entered the army, 1808; served throughout the Peninsular War; ordered to Canada, 1814; returned to Europe and present at the battle of Waterloo, 1815. Again came to Canada; in command ... Gore Sir Francis 1769-1852 Served In The Army Lieutenant-governor
of Bermuda, 1804; lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1806-1817. ... Gorham John
A native of Massachusetts. Stationed at Annapolis in command of a body of provincial troops, 1845; sent to Boston to procure aid against a threatened attack; induced to proceed to the siege of Louisbourg under Pepperrell; appointed colonel. Returned t... Gosford Archibald Acheson Second Earl Of 1775?-1849
Governor-general of Canada, 1835-1838. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Papineau era) His mission of conciliation to French-Canadians, 110; hostility of Papineau, 110; replaces Aylmer in 1835, 111; his character, 111-112; entertains Papineau, 112-113; his appea... Gosselin Abbe Auguste 1843- Born At St Charles De Bellechasse
Quebec. Educated at Quebec Seminary and at Laval University. Ordained priest, 1866; subsequently chancellor of the Quebec Diocese, and vicar of the Basilica. Retired from the ministry to devote himself to literary work, 1893. =Index=: (Bishop Laval er... Gouin Sir Lomer 1861- Born In Grondines Quebec Educated At
Sorel College and Laval University, Montreal; studied law and called to the bar of Quebec, 1884. Elected to the Assembly for the St. James division of Montreal, 1897; minister of public works in the Parent administration, 1900; premier, 1905; knighted... Gourlay Robert Fleming 1778-1863 Born In The Parish Of Ceres
Fifeshire, Scotland. Attended St. Andrews University. Took part in an inquiry into the condition of the poor in Great Britain, and carried on an aggressive agitation for a reform of the poor laws. Came to Canada, 1817, and settled at Kingston. Becomin... Governors
(Lord Sydenham era) Their powers and functions, and relations to the home government on the one side and the colonial Legislatures on the other, 74-76. ... Gowan Ogle R
(1796-1876). Born in Ireland. Edited for some years the Antidote, published in Dublin. Came to Canada, 1829, and settled in the county of Leeds. At once took a leading place in the politics of Canada. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper... Goyer Olivier
(Count Frontenac era) Recollet, preaches funeral sermon on Frontenac, 361. ... Goyogouins
See Cayugas. ... Graham Sir James
(Lord Sydenham era) His views on corn duties and Irish Church, 40. ... Grammar Schools
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's desire to establish, 169. See Education. ... Grand Jury
(Lord Dorchester era) Presentment of, 14; protested against by Murray, 15. ... Grand Portage
Near western end of Lake Superior, about twenty miles south of Fort William. As in the case of so many other historic Canadian places, it is impossible to say who was the first white man to stand upon this famous centre of the fur trade. Radisson came... Grand Pre
A village on the shores of the Basin of Minas. Stands upon or near the site of the old village of the same name, one of the principal settlements of the Acadians. The scene of many conflicts between the French and English; and of the final expulsion o... Grand Trunk Railway
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Entrusts Cartier with its legal business, 22; Carrier's deep interest in its development, 48; line extended from Quebec to Riviere du Loup, 49, 114. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Construction of, up to 1848, 301. (G... Grant Alexander 1734-1813 Administered The Government Of Upper
Canada as senior member of the Executive Council, on death of General Hunter, 1805. =Index=: (General Brock era) Administers government of Upper Canada, 69. (John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 49, 79; member of the Executive Counci... Grant Cuthbert
One of the leading traders of the North West Company in the West, in the early days. With Peter Pond on the Athabaska, and sent by him, 1786, to establish a post near mouth of Slave River; at Fort Chipewyan, 1789; at Fort Qu'Appelle, 1793; with David ...