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(Wilmot era) Member for Charlotte, in New Brunswick Assembly, nominates Wilmot for speakership, 66. ... Hill P C
(Joseph Howe era) Member of first Nova Scotia government after Confederation, 198. ... Hincks Sir Francis 1807-1885 Lord Elgin Era Appointed Inspector-general By
Sir Charles Bagot, 31; on Metcalfe, 38; returned in elections of 1848, 50; becomes inspector-general in La Fontaine-Baldwin ministry, 53; Ryerson's letter to, 90; his capacity for discreet, practical statesmanship, 93; his influence on railway constru... Hind Henry Youle
Born in Nottingham, England, 1823. Travelled in Mexico, 1846. Came to Canada, 1847, and appointed lecturer in chemistry and natural philosophy at the Toronto Normal School, Toronto. Five years later became professor of chemistry and geology in Trinity... Hochelaga
An Iroquoian town situated, in 1535, on Montreal Island. The site is now covered by the city of Montreal. Cartier visited the town in the year mentioned, and describes it as encircled by a triple row of palisades, with galleries for the defenders. Wit... Hocquart Gilles
Intendant of New France. Son of Jean-Hyacinthe Hocquart, chevalier, and seigneur d'Essenlis et de Muscourt. Held for a time the office of commissary of marine, and in 1729 obtained from the king a commission as commissary-general of New France. Arrive... Hodgins John George 1821- Born In Dublin Came To Canada 1833
Educated at Upper Canada Academy, Victoria College, and Toronto University. Appointed to department of education of Upper Canada, 1844; secretary of provincial board of education; 1846; deputy superintendent of education, 1855; deputy minister of educ... Hodgson Sir Robert 1798-1880 Born In Charlottetown Prince Edward
Island. Educated at Windsor, Nova Scotia, and called to the bar of Nova Scotia and of Prince Edward Island, 1819. Appointed judge of Probate and attorney-general for Prince Edward Island, 1828; president of the Legislative Council, 1840. Appointed chi... Holdernesse Robert D'arcy Fourth Earl Of 1718-1778 Wolfe / Montcalm Era Wolfe's
letter to, 166. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Holland
(John Graves Simcoe era) Surveyor-general, Upper Canada, 178. ... Holland
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Revolution in places William of Orange at head of affairs, 7. (General Brock era) British expedition to, under Duke of York, 13-22. ... Holland House
(Lord Dorchester era) Occupied by Montgomery, 123. ... Holmes B E
One of leaders of the Liberal party in Lower Canada, 50. ... Holmes Charles 1711-1761 Third In Command Under Sir Charles
Saunders (q.v.) before Quebec, 1759; commander-in-chief in West Indies, 1760-1761. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) In command of second British fleet, 75; commands ships above Quebec, 152; movements of his fleet up and down the river, 160, 163, 171. =... Holton Luther Hamilton 1817-1880 Entered Public Life 1854 As One
of the members for Montreal; elected to Legislative Council, 1862; resigned, 1863, and returned to the Assembly as member for Chateauguay, which he represented to the time of his death; accepted portfolio of commissioner of public works in the short-l... Holy Family
(Bishop Laval era) Devotion to, encouraged by Laval, 86; commended by Leo XIII, 86. ... Holy Scapulary
(Bishop Laval era) Chapel dedicated to, in church at Quebec, 84. ... Home Rule In Ireland
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Resolutions on, in Canadian Parliament, 1882, 277. ... Hope Henry
Lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 1785-1789. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Lieutenant-governor and administrator, receives Carleton on his arrival at Quebec, 222; death of, 249. =Bib.=: Shortt and Doughty, Constitutional Documents of Canada. ... Hopkins Caleb
(George Brown Era) A leader of the Clear Grits, 39. (Lord Elgin era) One of the leaders of the Clear Grits, 110. ... Hopson Peregrine Thomas
Early entered the army and advanced rapidly. Commander-in-chief of Louisbourg, when the place was restored to the French, 1649. Came to Halifax and appointed a member of the Council. Governor of Nova Scotia, 1752; went to England, 1753. Raised to the ... Hornwork
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) A strong defence on left bank of St. Charles River, 207; panic among troops crowding into, 207. ...