Newcastle Henry Pelham Tiennes Pelham Clinton Duke Of 1811-1864


Entered Parliament, 1832; chief secretary for Ireland, 1846; and

secretary for war and the colonies, 1852-1854; secretary for war in

1854-1855; colonial secretary, 1859-1864; visited Canada in 1860, with

the Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward VII. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Secretary of

state for colonies, 167. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Colonial secretary, accompanies Prince of

Wales on his visit to Canada in 1860, 88; his difficulty at Kingston

with Orange Order, 88; threatens to disallow high tariff measure, 218.

(Tilley era) And Intercolonial Railway question, 55, 56; on Confederation

question, 64. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.



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