Bain James 1842-1908 Born In London England Came To Canada With
his parents at early age; educated at the Toronto Academy and the
Toronto Grammar School. Spent some years in London engaged in the
publishing business. Returned to Canada, 1882; appointed chief librarian
of Toronto Public Library, 1883. =Index=: (General Brock era) Discovers list of Brock's
books, 135. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. Men.
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Baby James 1762-1833 Born At Detroit Educated At Quebec Seminary
and in 1784 travelled in Europe. On his return the following year engaged in the fur trade at Detroit. On the formation of the province of Upper Canada in 1791, appointed a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils. Simcoe made him lieutenant f... Baby Louis Francois Georges 1834-1906 Born In Montreal Studied
law and called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1857; made a Q.C., 1873. Represented Joliette in Dominion House, 1872-1880; minister of inland revenue, 1878-1880. Appointed puisne judge of Superior Court of Quebec, 1880; transferred to Queen's Bench, 1881.... Back Sir George 1796-1878 Entered The Navy As Midshipman In 1808
accompanied Franklin on his Arctic expeditions of 1818, 1819-1822, and 1824-1827. Promoted lieutenant, 1822, and commander, 1827. In 1833-1835, led an expedition through what is now northern Canada, to the shores of the Arctic, to ascertain the fate o... Badeaux
(Lord Dorchester era) His account of American invasion, 89. ... Badgley William 1801-1888 Born In Montreal Studied Law And Called
to the bar, 1823. Member of the Legislative Assembly, 1847-1855; member of the Executive Council for Lower Canada, 1847-1848; appointed attorney-general. Judge of the Superior Court of Lower Canada, 1855-1863; assistant judge of the Court of Queen's B... Badin Father
(Bishop Laval era) Companion of Father Marquette, 62. ... Bagot Father
(Bishop Laval era) Director of Jesuit college of La Fleche, 20. ... Bagot Sir Charles 1781-1843 Born In England Educated At Rugby And
Oxford; entered Parliament, 1807, becoming under-secretary for foreign affairs. Minister plenipotentiary to France, 1814; and to the United States, 1815-1820. Privy councillor, 1815; ambassador to St. Petersburg, 1820; and to the Hague, 1824. Governor... Baie De Chaleur
In west coast of Gulf of St. Lawrence, on boundary between Quebec and New Brunswick. Discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534, described in his narrative, and so named because he found it as warm there as in sunny Spain. ... Baie St Paul
A village in Charlevoix County, sixty miles below Quebec. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Settlements near burnt by Wolfe's orders, 150. ... Bailiffs
(Lord Dorchester era) Accused of instigating litigation, 53. ... Baillie Thomas
(Wilmot era) Commissioner of crown lands for New Brunswick, 1824-1851, 21; his income exceeded that of the lieutenant-governor, 21; his enormous pension, 22; protests against reduction of his salary, 62; surveyor-general, retires, 69; elected to Assem... Bailly Francois
(Bishop Laval era) Master mason of Montreal church, 88. ... Bailly Mgr
(Lord Dorchester era) Coadjutor bishop of Quebec, on education in Canada, 229. ... Bain James 1842-1908 Born In London England Came To Canada With
his parents at early age; educated at the Toronto Academy and the Toronto Grammar School. Spent some years in London engaged in the publishing business. Returned to Canada, 1882; appointed chief librarian of Toronto Public Library, 1883. =Index=: (Gen... Baldoon
A settlement near Lake St. Clair in Upper Canada, made by Lord Selkirk, 1803, and named after one of his own estates. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Highland colonists in Prince Edward Island settled at, 133; Alexander Macdonell in charg... Baldoon Street
Built by Selkirk settlers, from Baldoon to Chatham on the River Thames. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Connected Baldoon and Chatham, 33. ... Baldwin C T
Born in Ireland. Entered the army; served throughout the Peninsular War; afterwards in the West Indies; for a time in the service of the emperor of Brazil. Emigrated to Canada. Served during the Rebellion of 1837-1838, in command of a regiment of mili... Baldwin La Fontaine Hincks And Their Time
Minutes of Executive Council, Correspondence, registers, indexes, etc., Serie E, 1837-40. Correspondence between Colonial Office and Governor-General of Canada, Serie G, 1830-1850. Military Secretary's Correspondence, Serie GS. Civil Secretary's Co... Baldwin Reformer
(George Brown Era) Origin of the name, 78. ... Baldwin Robert 1804-1858 Index : Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks Era Name Associated With
responsible government, ix; a "man of one idea," ix; his ancestry, 23; born, May 12, 1804, at York, 25; early years, 25; studies law, 25; called to the bar, 1825, 26; political views, 27; in public life, 28; drafts Willis petition, 29; enters the Legi... Baldwin William Warren
Born in Ireland. Came to Canada 1798, and finally settled in York, now known as Toronto. Represented Norfolk in the Legislature of Upper Canada. Died 1844. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Comes to Canada 1798, 23; practises medicine at Y... Ball
(Lord Dorchester era) The maiden name of Dorchester's mother, 29. ... Ball
(Count Frontenac era) First given in Canada, 59. See also Amusements. ... Ballot
(Lord Sydenham era) Sydenham an early advocate of, 18. ... Bancroft George 1800-1891 Educated At Harvard University
Cambridge, and in Germany. Secretary of the navy, 1845; ambassador to Great Britain, 1846-1849; and in 1867-1874 minister at the court of Berlin. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) On La Salle, 153. (Samuel de Champlain era) On the difficulties encountered b... Bank Of Upper Canada
Established 1823 with a capital of $41,364, which had increased in 1859 to $3,126,250. Its headquarters were in Toronto. After a long, prosperous career the bank stopped payment in 1866, the chief cause being the collapse in real estate in Canada West... Banking
The first bank established in Canada was the Bank of Montreal, which dates from the year 1817. The Bank of Quebec was established in 1818; and the Bank of Canada the same year. All three were chartered in 1822. A Banking Act was passed in 1841, provid...