Coffin William Foster 1808-1878 Born In Bath England Came To
Quebec with his father, an army officer, 1813. Returned to England,
1815, and until 1824 was a student at Eton. Came back to Canada, 1830.
Called to the bar, 1835. Took part in the suppression of the Rebellion
of 1837. Joint sheriff of Montreal, 1840-1851. Appointed commissioner of
ordnance lands, 1856, and one of the Intercolonial Railway
commissioners, 1868. Held many important offices under the government of
Canada and in the militia. =Bib.=: Works: History of the War of 1812;
Three Chapters on a Triple Project; Thoughts on Defence from a Canadian
Point of View; Quirks of Diplomacy. For biog., see Morgan, Annual
Register, 1878.
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Clayoquot Sound
West coast of Vancouver Island. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Natives of, attack Tonquin, 1811, and massacre crew, 37. ... Clear Grits
(George Brown Era) Leaders of the party, 39; origin of name, 40; denounced by the Globe, 40; platform, 41; significance of movement, 235. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Clamouring against institutions of Quebec, 25. (Lord Elgin era) Leading members of p... Clement Pierre
(Lord Dorchester era) On causes of failure of West India Company, 149; on galley service, 215. =Bib.=: Histoire de Colbert; Madame de Montespan et Louis XIV. ... Clergy French-canadian
(Lord Dorchester era) Faithful to the British government, 72, 80. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Illiterate but highly respected, 42; receive donations for fire sufferers, 44; refuse to believe that Canada would ever be ceded to Britain, 128; Quebec Ac... Clergy Reserves
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Question embitters public life of Upper Canada, 13, 28; nature and history of the dispute, 55-62; secularization of, carried out by MacNab-Morin coalition ministry, 63; Macdonald introduces bill, Oct. 17, 1854, 65; bill pass... Clermont Chevalier De
(Count Frontenac era) Killed in skirmish on Beauport flats, 294. ... Clermont College Of
(Bishop Laval era) Laval studies at, 21. ... Clinton Sir Henry 1738-1795 Sent To America 1775 Served
in the South, and with Howe at Philadelphia; succeeded him as commander-in-chief, 1778; Captured Charleston, 1780; succeeded by Sir Guy Carleton, and returned to England, 1782. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Replaced as commander-in-chief by Sir Gu... Clitherow John 1782-1852 Entered Army 1799 Lieutenant-colonel
1812; served in the Egyptian campaign, 1801; the Hanover campaign, 1805; the Walcheren expedition, 1809, and throughout the Peninsular War. Appointed major-general, 1830; lieutenant-general, 1841. Adminished the government of Canada after the death of... Closse Major
(Bishop Laval era) His piety, 8. ... Cloutier Zacharie
(Samuel de Champlain era) Joiner, accompanies Robert Giffard to Canada, 252. ... Club Democratique
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Their appeal to the public, 26-27. ... Cobb Sylvanus 1709-1762 A Native Of Plymouth Mass Served In The
expedition against Louisbourg, 1745. For some years engaged in the coast defence of Nova Scotia. Served at the second siege of Louisbourg under Amherst and Boscawen. Removed to Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Died of the plague at the siege of Havana, 1762. =... Cobden Richard 1804-1865 British Statesman Index : Lord Sydenham Era A More
advanced radical than Sydenham, 20. =Bib.=: Morley, Life of Richard Cobden; Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Cochrane Thomas 1777-1804 Born In Nova Scotia A Member Of The
English bar. Chief-justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, 1801; judge of the King's Bench of Upper Canada, 1804. Drowned in wreck of the Speedy, while on his way to hold court. =Index=: (General Brock era) Drowned in foundering of the S... Cockburn James 1819-1883 Born In Berwick-on-tweed England Came
to Canada, and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1846. Practised his profession at Cobourg. Represented West Northumberland in the Assembly, 1861-1867; solicitor-general for Upper Canada, 1864-1867. A delegate to the Quebec Conference. After Confeder... Cockrel
(John Graves Simcoe era) Establishes school at Niagara and afterwards at Ancaster, 167. ... Coffin William Foster 1808-1878 Born In Bath England Came To
Quebec with his father, an army officer, 1813. Returned to England, 1815, and until 1824 was a student at Eton. Came back to Canada, 1830. Called to the bar, 1835. Took part in the suppression of the Rebellion of 1837. Joint sheriff of Montreal, 1840-... Coke Sir John 1563-1644 Sat In Parliament 1621-1629 Secretary Of
State, 1625; a commissioner of the treasury, 1635-1636. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) English Commissioner in matter of Canada, 214. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Colbert Jean Baptiste 1619-1683 First Minister To Louis Xiv
... Colebrooke Sir William Macbean George 1787-1870 After Serving In
the army, and as political agent in the East, became lieutenant-governor of the Bahamas, 1834-1837; governor of the Leeward Islands, 1837; and in 1841 succeeded Sir John Harvey as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. Afterwards governor of Barbados a... Coles George 1810-1875 Tilley Era Delegate To Quebec Conference 77
... Collins Francis
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Reports legislative debates, 106; publishes Canadian Freeman in 1825, 111; convicted of libel, 134; fined and imprisoned, 134. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Canadian Rebellion. ... Collver Jabez
(John Graves Simcoe era) Presbyterian minister, the first to come to Upper Canada, 165. ... Colonial Advocate
Newspaper, published by William Lyon Mackenzie. ... Colonial Conference 1894
Opened at Ottawa, June 28, with Mackenzie Bowell in the chair. Delegates present from the Imperial government, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Cape Colony, and Canada. Resolutions were passed in favour of... Colonial Empire
Newspaper, published at St. John. =Index=: (Tilley era) Brings charge against government, 51. ... Colonial Gazette
Newspaper, published in London. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Publishes article on Poulett Thomson's mission to Canada, 135-141; not entirely confident of his success, 140. ... Colonist
Newspaper, published in Toronto. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Edited by Samuel Thompson, 4; George Sheppard, editorial writer on, 135. ... Colonization
(Bishop Laval era) Laval's interest in, 77; arrival of colonists from La Rochelle, 1663-1664, 77; system of apprenticeship, 77-78; Sovereign Council asks for men from north of France, 78; Bourdon brings out a ship-load of girls, 79; soldiers of Carign... Coltman W B
A merchant of Quebec, and lieutenant-colonel in the militia. Sent by Governor Sherbrooke, 1816, to Red River, to investigate dispute between the Hudson's Bay and the North West Companies. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Sent to Red River ... Columbia
(Sir James Douglas era) Hudson's Bay Company, vessel, 183. ... Columbia Fur Company
(Sir James Douglas era) Organized, 1822, by recruits from the North West Company, 134. See also Astor; Astor Fur Company. ... Columbia River
Rises in Upper Columbia Lake, lat. 50 deg. 10', long. 115 deg. 50', and flows into Pacific Ocean. Total length about 1150 miles. Its mouth was discovered by Robert Gray, of Boston, May, 1792, and named by him after his vessel. It was first reached ove...