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County Courts
(Lord Sydenham era) Act passed establishing, 339.
Council Of Assiniboia
Courcelles Daniel De Remy Sieur De
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Cosmos Amor De
(Sir James Douglas era) Editor of British Colonist, 271; bitter opponent of Sir James Douglas, 306-307; his character, 306; his tribute to Douglas, 307-308; advocates union of colonies, 308. =Bib.=: Begg, History of British Columbia. ...
Costa Francis
(John Graves Simcoe era) Naval officer, Upper Canada, 178. ...
Costigan John 1835- Represented Victoria In New Brunswick
Legislature, 1861-1866; elected to Dominion House of Commons, 1867; interested himself in questions of Roman Catholic schools of New Brunswick, and Irish home-rule. Minister of inland revenue, 1882; secretary of state, 1892; minister of marine and fis...
Cote Ste Genevieve
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Slope to the north of Plains of Abraham, 186, 252. ...
Coteau Du Lac
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Canal at, 185. ...
Coton Father
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit provincial, accepts proposals of Recollets, 151. ...
Couillard Guillaume
(Samuel de Champlain era) Early settler, 145. ...
Couillard Henry
(Samuel de Champlain era) Captain of the Don de Dieu, 39. ...
Couillard Jacques
(Samuel de Champlain era) An interpreter, 144. ...
Council
See Legislative Council; Executive Council; Sovereign Council. ...
Council Of Assiniboia
Appointed by the Hudson's Bay Company, for the government of the colonists in their territory. The first meeting was held Feb. 12, 1835, with Sir George Simpson as president. Bishop Tache, Alexander Christie, Alexander Ross, Cuthbert Ross, and ten oth...
County Courts
(Lord Sydenham era) Act passed establishing, 339. ...
Courcelles Daniel De Remy Sieur De
Governor of Canada, 1665-1672. His tenure of office marked by an unsuccessful expedition against the Iroquois, and a long and acrimonious dispute with Laval and the Jesuits. The Marquis de Tracy was viceroy over all the French possessions in America ...
Coureurs De Bois
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Described, 17, 18; furnished recruits to militia, 31; summoned to defend the hornwork, 206. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Stir up Indians against British, 55. (Count Frontenac era) Created by policy of trading companies, 37; two ...
Courier
Newspaper published at Brantford. Established, 1834. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Newspaper, Mackenzie's obituary in, 515. ...
Courier Upper Canada
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Publishes doggerel abuse of Assembly, 165. ...
Courtemanche De
(Count Frontenac era) Sent to Michilimackinac, 310. (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Goes to island of Orleans to prepare ambuscade, 90; slight success of, 92. ...
Courts Of Justice
(Lord Dorchester era) Established, 13; not satisfactory to Canadians, 41; reform of, 54. ...
Courval De
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Directs movements of fire rafts, 130. ...
Couture Guillaume
Born in Normandy, 1608. Came to Canada, 1640. Two years later, on his way to the Huron country with Father Jogues (q.v.), they were captured by the Iroquois, and carried off to their villages, where they were tortured. Couture escaped a worse fate by ...
Cowlitz
(Sir James Douglas era) Hudson's Bay Company vessel, 183. ...
Cox Ross
Went to Astoria on the Beaver in 1811-1812 as an employee of the Pacific Fur Company. When Astoria was transferred to the North West Company, joined that Company. Spent five years on the Columbia, and returned to the East overland. His narrative forme...