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Wilmot Benjamin 1589-1669 Wilmot Era Born In England One Of Early
settlers of New Haven, 3; ancestor of L. A. Wilmot, 3. ...
Wilmot Ezekiel
(Wilmot era) Born, 1708, son of Thomas Wilmot, 3. ...
Wilmot Lemuel
(Wilmot era) A Loyalist of Poughkeepsie, New York, 3; a captain in Loyal American Regiment, came to New Brunswick after the war, 3. ...
Wilmot Lemuel Allan 1809-1878 Wilmot Era His Work For Responsible
government, 2; born in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, 1809, 2; his ancestry, 3; attorney-general, 1848, 7; a Baptist, 9; his mother, 10; education, 10-11; studies law, 11; interest in militia, 12; his success as a lawyer, 31; enters public life as mem...
Wilmot Montagu
Lieutenant-colonel in the army, 1755; commanded an expedition against Fort Cumberland, 1756. Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1763; governor, 1764. Died, 1766. =Bib.=: Selections from the Public Documents of Nova Scotia, ed. by Akins. ...
Wilmot Robert Duncan 1809-1891 Born At Fredericton New Brunswick
Member of the provincial Parliament, 1846-1861 and in 1865-1867; and surveyor-general, 1851-1854. Provincial secretary in the Wilmot-Gray ministry, and in 1867 called to the Senate, of which he was a member for thirteen years. In 1878-1891 a member of...
Wilmot Thomas
(Wilmot era) Born, 1679, son of William Wilmot, 3. ...
Wilmot William Wilmot Era Father Of L A Wilmot 2 Lumberman 3 Son Of
Lemuel Wilmot, 3; his family, 3-4; a Baptist, 9; moves to Fredericton, 10; a local preacher, 10; in politics, 10. (Tilley era) In partnership with William Peters, 4. ...
Wilson John
(Tilley era) Runs against Tilley in St. John, New Brunswick, and defeated, 131. ...
Wilson John 1809-1869 Born In Paisley Scotland Came To Canada
1823; for some years worked on a farm near Perth. Studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1835. Practised his profession at London. Served as a volunteer during the Rebellion of 1837. Represented London in the Assembly, 1847-1851; defeated,...
Wilson Sir Adam 1814-1891 Born In Edinburgh Educated In That
city. In 1830 came to Canada; studied law under Robert Baldwin Sullivan, and in 1839 called to the bar of Upper Canada. In 1840 partner of Robert Baldwin, the Reform leader, and built up a successful practice. Elected to the Assembly for the north rid...
Wilson Sir Daniel 1816-1892 Born In Edinburgh Scotland Educated
at Edinburgh University. In 1845 appointed honorary secretary of the Scottish Society of Antiquaries. In 1853 came to Canada as professor of history and English literature in Toronto University, becoming president of the university in 1881. Elected pr...
Wiman Erastus 1834-1904 Born At Churchville Ontario Educated In
Toronto; early became engaged in newspaper work; joined the staff of the Toronto Globe, 1856; edited Montreal Trade Renew, 1864-1865; entered the service of R. G. Dun & Co., 1865; removed to the United States, 1866, and connected with many large comme...
Windmill Point
Situated in Grenville County, Ontario, and the scene of an engagement between filibusters from the United States under Colonel Von Schoultz (q.v.), and Canadian troops, in November, 1838, when the former were defeated. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie...
Winnipeg
Capital of the province of Manitoba. Founded about 1862. In the summer of that year "the first attempt was made to establish a place of business on the highway at the spot where the Assiniboine and Red River tracks meet close to the boundary of the Hu...
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