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Griffon
(Count Frontenac era) Vessel built by La Salle and lost in Lake Michigan, 159.
Greywell Hill
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Greenway Thomas 1838-1909 Born In Cornwall England Came To
Canada with his parents, 1844. Educated at the public schools of Huron County, Ontario. Engaged in business for ten years at Centralia. Defeated on two occasions for election to the House of Commons, but elected, 1875; did not offer for re-election. R...
Gregory John
Born in England. Came to Montreal, and engaged in the fur trade. Associated with A. N. McLeod, Alexander Mackenzie, Peter Pangman, and others, in opposition to the North West Company. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) In opposition to North...
Gregory William
The first chief-justice of the province of Quebec. His commission bears date August 24, 1764; succeeded by William Hey, September 25, 1766. ...
Grenville George Leveson-gower Second Earl 1815-1891 Entered
Parliament, 1836; secretary for foreign affairs, 1851-1852, 1870-1874, 1880-1885; colonial secretary, 1868-1870 and 1886. =Index=: (Sir John A Macdonald era) Colonial secretary, his part in the transfer of North-West Territories to Canada, 157. =Bib.=...
Grenville Thomas 1755-1846 Lord Dorchester Era Accompanies Oswald To Paris To
discuss terms of peace, 192. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ...
Grenville William Wyndham Baron 1759-1834 Entered Parliament
1782; paymaster-general, 1783; Speaker of the House of Commons, 1789; created Baron Grenville, 1790; secretary for foreign affairs, 1791; first lord of the treasury, 1806. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Succeeds Sydney in colonial office, 248; sends o...
Grey Albert Henry George Grey Fourth Earl 1851- Born Howick
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 Africa Company, 1898-1904. Succeeded Lord Minto as governor-general of Ca...
Grey Charles Second Earl 1764-1845 Distinguished British
statesman, noted particularly for his connection with the first Reform Bill. (Lord Sydenham era) Becomes prime minister, 25; resigns, 45. (William Lyon Mackenzie era) W.L. Mackenzie's opinion of, 221; favours amnesty for Mackenzie, 478; Mackenzie's le...
Grey Henry George Third Earl 1802-1894 Secretary For The
colonies, 1830-1833; secretary for war, 1835-1841; succeeded to the earldom, 1845; again secretary for the colonies, 1846-1852. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Colonial secretary, 13; on Metcalfe's mistaken policy, 36; Elgin's letters to, 54-55; persuades E...
Grey Sir Charles Edward 1785-1865 Educated At Oxford University
called to the bar, 1811; commissioner in bankruptcy, 1817; judge of the Supreme Court of Madras, 1820; knighted, 1820; sent to Canada as one of three commissioners to investigate causes of prevailing discontent, 1835; elected to the House of Commons, ...
Greywell Hill
(Lord Dorchester era) Hampshire residence of Lord Dorchester, 307. ...
Griffon
(Count Frontenac era) Vessel built by La Salle and lost in Lake Michigan, 159. ...
Grignan De
(Count Frontenac era) Son-in-law of Mme. de Sevigne, a candidate for governorship of Canada, 65. ...
Grisler Charles
(John Graves Simcoe era) Shot for desertion, 73. ...
Grondines
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) French vessels retreat to, 152. ...
Groseilliers
See Chouart. ...
Guelph
A city of Western Ontario, situated on the Speed River, in the county of Wellington. Founded by John Galt (q.v.), 1827. =Bib.=: Lizars, Days of the Canada Company. ...
Guernsey
(General Brock era) Island of, birthplace of Brock, 1-6. ...
Guerriere
(General Brock era) British ship taken by the Constitution, 284. ...
Guers Jean-baptiste
(Samuel de Champlain era) Accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 1620, 121. ...
Gugy Conrad 1730-1786 Born At The Hague Son Of A Swiss Officer In
the Dutch service. Educated for the engineers; disposed of his commission and settled in Quebec. Subsequently secretary to Sir Frederick Haldimand and a member of the Legislative and Executive Councils. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Swiss, Ha...
Gugy Conrad Augustus
Educated at Cornwall under John Strachan. Served for a time in the army; afterwards studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada. Elected a member of the Assembly. Led the troops at the assault of St. Eustache. Subsequently adjutant-general and ...