Crawford John Willoughby 1817-1875 Born In Ireland Came To
Canada, 1824; studied law and called to the bar, 1824. Sat in the
Legislative Assembly for East Toronto, 1861-1863; represented South
Leeds in the House of Commons, 1867-1873; lieutenant-governor of
Ontario, 1873-1875. Died at Government House, Toronto. =Index=: (George Brown Era)
Defeats George Brown in East Toronto, 1861, 141. =Bib.=: Read,
Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada.
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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... Craig Sir James 1748-1812 Distinguished Himself At Lexington And
Bunker Hill, in American Revolutionary War. Appointed governor of Jersey, 1793; and governor of the Cape, 1795. Sent to India two years later; and in 1807 governor-general of Canada, retiring in 1811. ... Cramahe Hector Theophilus
(Lord Dorchester era) Member of Council, sent by Murray on mission to England, 16; replaces Carleton during his absence from Canada, 59; declines to decide question of an Assembly, 61; lieutenant-governor under Carleton, and member of Council, 90; ref... Cramoisy Sebastien
(Samuel de Champlain era) One of the Hundred Associates (Company of New France), 171. ... Crane William
(Wilmot era) Delegate to England to represent New Brunswick grievances, 41, 45; again sent to England by Assembly, 46; appointed to Council, 69; resigns, 72. ... Crawford Colonel
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Leader in attack on Moravian Indians, 171. ... Crawford Isabella Valancy 1851-1887 Born In Ireland Came To
Canada at age of five. Lived at Peterborough, Ontario. Collected volume of her Poems published, 1905, with biographical and critical introduction by Ethelwyn Wetherald. ... Crawford John Willoughby 1817-1875 Born In Ireland Came To
Canada, 1824; studied law and called to the bar, 1824. Sat in the Legislative Assembly for East Toronto, 1861-1863; represented South Leeds in the House of Commons, 1867-1873; lieutenant-governor of Ontario, 1873-1875. Died at Government House, Toront... Crawley Edmund Albern 1799-1880 Graduated From King's College
Windsor; studied law under James W. Johnstone, and called to the bar, 1882. One of the leaders of the Baptist Church in Nova Scotia; entered the ministry; and became the principal founder of Acadia College. ... Credit River
Rises in Caledon Mountains, and enters Lake Ontario, fourteen miles west of Toronto. =Index=: (General Brock era) Tract of land on, purchased by Lieutenant-Governor Hunter from Indians, 65. See also Ryerson. ... Cree Indians
An important Algonquian tribe, formerly ranging throughout what are now the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and north-eastwards to Hudson Bay. First mentioned in Jesuit Relations, 1640, 1661, and 1667, and in the early journals of the Hudson's... Creek Indians
A confederacy of the Muskhogean family. Known to the English as occupying what are now the states of Alabama and Florida. First visited by the Spaniards, under De Soto, in 1540. As a result of the Creek War, in 1813-1814, they were removed by the Amer... Creighton John 1794-1878 Born In Nova Scotia Called To The Bar
1816, and created Q. C. by royal warrant, 1845. Sat in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1830-1850. Called to the Legislative Council, 1859, and elected Speaker, 1875. ... Cremazie Octave 1827-1879 His Life A Peculiarly Sad One Having
made a failure of his business as a bookseller in Quebec, went to France, and died there in poverty. One of the founders of the Institut Canadien of Quebec; and contributed for some years to the Soirees Canadiennes and other periodicals. His poetical ... Crillon Count Edward De
(General Brock era) His connection with the John Henry letters, 186, 187; discovered to be an impostor, 188. ... Criminal Law Of England
(Lord Dorchester era) Established by Quebec Act, 64. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Amendments of 1841 to reduce its severity, 99. ... Crisacy Marquis Antoine De
(Count Frontenac era) Conducts expedition for restoration of Fort Frontenac, 341. ... Crooks Adam 1827-1885 Son Of James Crooks Born At West Flamboro
Ontario. Educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. Called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1851. Contested West Toronto for the Assembly, 1867, but defeated; elected, 1871; defeated in East Toronto, 1875, but shortly afterwards electe... Crooks James 1778-1860 Born In Scotland Came To Canada 1794 And
settled at Niagara. Engaged in mercantile life. Commanded a company of militia during the War of 1812-1814. Shortly after the close of the war removed to West Flamboro. Helped in the suppression of the Rebellion of 1837. For twenty-five years a member... Crosby Thomas
(Sir James Douglas era) Methodist missionary--arrives, 1862, 270; opens school at Nanaimo, 1863, 270; removes to Port Simpson, 1876, 270. ... Crow's Nest Pass
Discovered in the latter sixties by a trapper, Michael Phillips, formerly in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company. The pass took its name from Crow's Nest Mountain, which is named Loge des Corbeaux on one of the maps accompanying Palliser's Report, ...