Head Sir Francis Bond 1793-1875 Served In Royal Engineers At


Waterloo; travelled in South America, 1825-1826; appointed

lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1835-1837; made privy councillor,

1867. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Governor of Upper Canada, states his position on

responsible government, 22; Durham says he purposely invited rebellion,

23; his instructions on taking office, 263; makes public a confidential

despatch, 280; arrives in Canada, 291; his appointment, 291; states
is

position, 293; appoints three executive councillors, 294; Council

resigns, 294; his views of responsibility, 295; censured by committee of

the House, 296; House adopts the report, 297; refuses supplies, 297; he

replies to address of deputation, 298; deputation's reply, 300; appoints

four new councillors, 300; schooled by Lord Glenelg, 301; joins Family

Compact, 302; dissolves the House, 303; refuses assent to money bills,

303; interferes in elections, 304; insults Glenelg, 304; denounces

Robert Baldwin, 305; quarrels with imperial commission of inquiry, 305;

refuses to obey Lord Glenelg, 307; W. J. Rattray on, 307; his success in

the elections, 308; unscrupulous influence in, 309; Lord Durham on, 309;

some of his addresses, 313; charged with undue influence in, 313;

sustained by partisan House, 314; refuses offer of troops, 353; invites

revolt, 354, 355; prepares to escape, 364; sends flag of truce, 368;

offers reward for Mackenzie's apprehension, 380; orders burning of

property, 381; seeks Mackenzie's extradition, 415. (Lord Sydenham era) Recall of, 109.

(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Comes as governor, 16, 32; his appointment, 35; his character, 36;

his arrival in Toronto, 37; relations with the Reformers, 37; appoints

Baldwin, Rolph, and Dunn to the Council, 38; their resignation, 41;

quarrels with Reform party, 41-42; dissolves Assembly and throws his

influence on Tory side in the elections, 41-42; wins the election, 42;

his Tory Parliament, 62; attitude towards colonial self-government, 64;

Draper a member of his Council, 77; compared to Bagot, 151. (Egerton Ryerson era) His

instructions, 112; his conciliatory promises not fulfilled, 113; end of

his administration, 114; advances funds to Upper Canada Academy,

142-143. (Lord Elgin era) An unfortunate choice as governor, 1; and the Upper Canada

Rebellion, 22. =Bib.=: Works: Narrative; The Emigrant; Journeys in

the Pampas and Andes; Life of Bruce, the Traveller; Life of Burgoyne.

For biog., see Morgan, Cel. Can.; Dict. Nat. Biog.; Read,

Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada and Rebellion of 1837; Dent,

Can. Por. and Upper Canadian Rebellion; Lizars, Humours of '37;

Fitz Gibbon, A Veteran of 1812; Robinson, Sir John Beverley

Robinson; Ryerson, Story of my Life; Egerton and Grant, Canadian

Constitutional Development; Durham, Report; Lord Glenelg's

Despatches to Sir F.B. Head, London, 1839.



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