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Brown James
(Wilmot era) Represents Charlotte County in New Brunswick
Assembly, brings in bill for teachers' training school, 88. (Tilley era)
Surveyor-general in Fisher ministry, 32, 33, 43. =Bib.=: Hannay,
History of New Brunswick.
Brown Henry
Brown John Gordon 1827-1896 Brother Of George Brown Born In
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Brock William
(General Brock era) Grandfather of Sir Isaac Brock, 5. ...
Brock's Battery
(General Brock era) Name at first given to king's battery in Quebec citadel, 94. ...
Brockville
Chief town of Leeds County, Ontario, on left bank of St. Lawrence. Formerly known as Elizabethtown. Raided by a detachment of troops from Ogdensburg in 1813. The town assumed its present name shortly after the death of Brock. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fo...
Broglie Achille Charles Leonce Victor Duc De 1785-1870 Foreign
secretary under Louis-Philippe, 1832-1834, and prime minister, 1835-1836. Lived in retirement after, 1851. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Poulett Thomson (Sydenham) meets in Paris, 20. =Bib.=: Ecrits et Discours; Souvenirs. ...
Brooke Frances
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Her novel of Canadian life, 222. =Bib.=: History of Emily Montague, London, 1777. ...
Brouage
(Samuel de Champlain era) In Saintonge, birthplace of Champlain, 1. ...
Brougham Henry Peter Baron 1778-1868 Born In Scotland Educated
at Edinburgh University. Secretary to Lord Rosslyn and Lord St. Vincent on a mission to Portugal. In 1810 entered Parliament; in 1830 received the great seal and elevated to the peerage. In 1828 founded London University, and in 1860 elected chancello...
Broughton William Robert 1762-1821 Born In England Entered The
navy, 1774, and served on the American station until 1778. In 1790 explored and surveyed the Columbia River; and in 1794 surveyed the north-west coast of America. Served in Lord Gambier's expedition, 1809; at Mauritius, 1810, and at Java, 1811. =Index...
Brouillan De
Born in France. Governor of Placentia, Newfoundland, 1690. Made a chevalier of St. Louis, 1698. In 1701 commandant in Acadia, and governor of that colony, 1702-1705. Died the latter year. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) French governor of Placentia, Ne...
Brouse W H
(Egerton Ryerson era) Graduate of Victoria College, 144. ...
Brown George 1818-1880 George Brown Era His Place As A Maker Of Canada Ix
complains that Upper Canada is inadequately represented and dominated by Lower Canada, ix; an ardent advocate of Confederation, x; relations with John A. Macdonald, x; and with Roman Catholic Church, x; his birth and parentage, 1; character, 1; lifelo...
Brown George Mackenzie 1869- Son Of George Brown Born In Canada
Educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, and at Cambridge. Moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, and in 1900 elected to the British House of Commons for Central Edinburgh. Managing trustee of Thomas Nelson & Sons, Edinbu...
Brown Henry
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Lieutenant of Grenadiers, helps to carry Wolfe off the field, 200. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec. ...
Brown James
(Wilmot era) Represents Charlotte County in New Brunswick Assembly, brings in bill for teachers' training school, 88. (Tilley era) Surveyor-general in Fisher ministry, 32, 33, 43. =Bib.=: Hannay, History of New Brunswick. ...
Brown John Gordon 1827-1896 Brother Of George Brown Born In
Scotland. Educated in Edinburgh and New York. In 1844 engaged on the Toronto Globe; in 1851 editor, and in 1880 managing director. In 1882 retired from the Globe; appointed registrar of the Surrogate Court of Toronto, 1883. =Index=: (George Brown Era)...
Brown John Storrow
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) With Papineau at St. Charles meeting, 1837, 125; preaches rebellion, 126; heads the Patriotes at St. Charles, 128, 133; charged with cowardice, 133; his letter to Dr. Nelson, 133. =Bib.=: Christie, History of Lower Canada. ...
Brown Peter 1784-1863 Born In Scotland Emigrated To New York In
1838; was owner and editor of the British Chronicle. Removed to Toronto, 1843, and founded the Banner, a Free-Church Presbyterian organ. In 1844 with his son, George Brown, established the Toronto Globe, and contributed to it for some years. =Index=: ...
Brown's Point
(General Brock era) On Niagara River, battery at, 299, 301. ...
Bruey
(Count Frontenac era) Agent of Governor Perrot at Montreal, 97. ...
Brule Etienne
A famous coureur de bois who accompanied Champlain on his exploration of the Ottawa, in 1615, and subsequently made extensive explorations in the country of the Hurons and the Iroquois (1615-1618). Treacherously murdered near the present town of Pene...
Brulon Jean Gauthier De
(Bishop Laval era) Canon and confessor of chapter of Quebec, 197. ...
Bruyeres Lieutenant-colonel R E
(General Brock era) Reports on condition of forts in Upper Canada, 157. ...
Bryce George 1844- Born At Mount Pleasant Near Brantford
Ontario. Educated at Toronto University and Knox College. Took part in the skirmish at Ridgeway during the Fenian Raids. In 1871 removed to Manitoba and organized Manitoba College. Professor of English literature in Manitoba College, 1871-1909; and he...
Bryce James 1838- Born In Belfast Educated At The Universities
of Glasgow and Cambridge. Entered Parliament in 1880. In 1886 under-secretary of state for foreign affairs; in 1892 chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and in 1894 president of the board of trade. Chief secretary for Ireland, 1905-1906, and in 1907 ...
Brymner Douglas 1823-1902 Born In Scotland Came To Canada 1857
For some time editor of the Presbyterian, and associate editor of the Montreal Daily Herald. In 1872 appointed Dominion Archivist, and held the position up to the time of his death, laying the foundations of the present splendid collection of manuscri...
Buade Antoine De
(Count Frontenac era) Grandfather of Frontenac, 61. ...