Hamilton Robert
(John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 79; accused by
Simcoe of "republicanism," 97; visits England and takes legal advice
respecting land matters in Upper Canada, 103; his house at Queenston,
179; entertains Prince Edward, 184; appointed lieutenant of county of
Lincoln, 198.
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Haldimand William
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Grand-nephew of Sir Frederick Haldimand; and director of Bank of England, 343. ... Haliburton Thomas Chandler 1796-1865 Born At Windsor Nova Scotia
Educated at the Grammar School and at King's College there. Called to the bar and practised for a time at Annapolis. Represented the county of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia Legislature, and in 1829 appointed district judge of the Court of Common Pleas.... Halifax
A seaport, and the capital of Nova Scotia; founded in 1749 and named after the Earl of Halifax, then president of the Board of Trade. The first settlers were brought out from England in that year by Governor Cornwallis, in thirteen transports; followi... Halifax Award
The treaty of Washington having provided for a commission, to settle the compensation due Canada by the United States for the use of her fisheries, in 1877 the United States appointed E.H. Kellogg, Canada appointed Sir Alexander Galt, and these two ag... Hall Major George D
(Lord Sydenham era) Appointed military secretary and aide-de-camp, 152. ... Halliburton John Croke 1806-1884 Eldest Son Of Sir Brenton
Halliburton, chief-justice of Nova Scotia. Called to the bar, 1829; appointed deputy-clerk of the Legislative Council, 1830, and clerk, 1838. In early life challenged Joseph Howe to a duel, but neither of the duellists injured. =Index=: (Joseph Howe e... Halliburton Sir Brenton 1773-1860 Joseph Howe Era Chief-justice Of Nova
Scotia, presides at trial of Joseph Howe for libel, 24; contest for his office, 168; his son challenges Howe, because of supposed insulting references to the father, 236. =Bib.=: Hill, Memoir of Sir Brenton Halliburton; Campbell, History of Nova Scoti... Haly Sir William O'grady 1811-1878 Entered The Army 1828 Served
with distinction in the Crimea and in India. Created K.C.B., 1855. Appointed commander-in-chief of the forces in British North America, 1873. Acted as administrator of the government of Canada during the absence of Lord Dufferin, 1875. Attained the ra... Hamilton
City of Ontario, on Burlington Bay, west end of Lake Ontario. Laid out and settled, 1813, by George Hamilton, from whom it takes its name. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Early municipal government of, 298, 300. ... Hamilton Alexander 1757-1804 American Statesman Index : Lord Dorchester Era
Anxious to keep on good terms with Britain, 286; Talleyrand's opinion of, 287. =Bib.=: Hamilton, Life of Alexander Hamilton. For further biog., and bibliog. of works by and of him, see Cyc. Am. Biog. and Lit. Am. Hist. ... Hamilton Henry
Lieutenant-governor of Detroit during Revolutionary War; captured at Vincennes, 1779, and imprisoned. Retired from the army, 1783; lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 1784-1785; governor of Bermuda, 1790-1794. Died in Antigua, 1796. =Index=: (Sir Frederick... Hamilton John 1801-1882 Born In Queenston Ontario Removed To
Kingston, 1840. Throughout his life largely interested in inland navigation, and the first to introduce iron vessels on Canadian waters. Sat in the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, 1831-1841; in the Legislative Council of Canada, 1841-1867; and in... Hamilton Paul 1762-1816 General Brock Era United States Secretary Of The Navy
173. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Hamilton Pierce Stevens 1826-1893 Studied Law And Called To The
bar, 1851. Entered journalism, and edited Acadian Recorder, 1853-1861. Appointed chief commissioner of mines for Nova Scotia. An early advocate of Confederation. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Advocates Confederation, 129. (Tilley era) His views on union... Hamilton Robert
(John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 79; accused by Simcoe of "republicanism," 97; visits England and takes legal advice respecting land matters in Upper Canada, 103; his house at Queenston, 179; entertains Prince Edward, 184; appoi... Hammond George 1763-1853 John Graves Simcoe Era British Minister At Philadelphia
consulted by Simcoe on the situation, 134, 144. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Hampton Sir John Somerset Pakington First Baron 1799-1880 Sat For
Droitwich in British Parliament, 1837-1874; secretary for war and colonies, 1852; first lord of Admiralty, 1858 and 1866; secretary for war, 1867-1868. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Opposes the secularization of Clergy Reserves, 165, 166, 167. (George Bro... Hancock
(General Brock era) Private of 41st, first man killed in War of 1812, 236. ... Hancock's House
(John Graves Simcoe era) Skirmish at, 24. ... Handy Henry S
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Commander of "patriot" army, 427; quarrels with "General" Sutherland, 427; occupies Sugar Island, 428; put to flight, 428; forms new plot to revolutionize Canada, 437; its extent, 438; failure of, 439. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper ... Hanington Daniel 1804-1889 Sat For Over Half A Century In One Or
other of the branches of the New Brunswick Legislature. Elected to Assembly, 1834, for Westmoreland, which he represented up to 1862. A member of the Executive Council under Sir Edmund Head; Speaker of the Assembly for several years; appointed to the ... Hanington Daniel Lionel 1835-1909 Born At Shediac New Brunswick
Called to the bar, 1861; in 1870 entered the New Brunswick Assembly, representing Westmoreland until 1874; and reelected, 1878; member of the Executive Council, 1878; premier of the province, 1882; resigned, 1883. In 1892 appointed a puisne judge of t... Hanks Captain
(General Brock era) Surrenders Michilimackinac, 211; killed at Detroit, 255. ... Hanna James
(Sir James Douglas era) Voyage of 1785, 22; on enormous profits of sea-otter trade, 22. ... Hanna Michael 1821-1882 Born In Ireland Came To Canada 1839 And
completed his studies at St. Mary's College. Ordained to the priesthood, 1845. Held various charges in Nova Scotia. Subsequently became vicar-general of the diocese of Halifax and archbishop, 1877. Died in Halifax. ... Harding James A
(Tilley era) Returned for St. John, 25, 30, 43. ... Hardy Arthur Sturgis 1837-1899 Born At Mount Pleasant Ontario
Studied law, and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1865; practised his profession at Brantford; Q. C., 1876. Elected to the Ontario Legislature, 1873; provincial secretary, 1877; commissioner of crown lands, 1889; premier, 1896. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. ... Hargrave James
Chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) In charge of York Factory, 226; correspondence with Rev. Wm. Cochrane, 227; made chief trader, 1833, and chief factor, 1844, 227; Simpson's letters to, 261-262. =Bi...