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(General Brock era) Private of the 41st, gallant conduct of at Canard bridge,
236; praised by Brock on parade, 258.
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Dawson George Mercer 1849-1901 Son Of Sir J W Dawson Qv
Studied geology and palaeontology under Huxley, Ramsay and Etheridge at the Royal School of Mines, London. Geologist and botanist to North American Boundary Commission, 1873-1875. Appointed to staff of Geological Survey, 1875; assistant director, 1883... Dawson Sir John William 1820-1899 Born At Pictou Nova Scotia
Educated at Edinburgh University. Accompanied Sir Charles Lyell on his geological explorations in Nova Scotia. Appointed superintendent of education for Nova Scotia, 1850. Principal of McGill University, 1855-1893, and mainly instrumental in building ... Day Charles Dewey 1806-1884 Born In Bennington Vermont Came With
his parents to Canada, 1812. Called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1827; created Q.C., 1837. Assisted in the prosecution of the insurgents who had been arrested during the Rebellion of 1837-1838. Appointed solicitor-general and called to the Special Coun... De Bonne Judge
(General Brock era) Resolution of Assembly excluding, 126. ... De Grey
See Walsingham. ... De Grey And Ripon
See Ripon. ... De Lancy's Brigade Of Loyalists
(Lord Dorchester era) Mentioned, 202. ... De Lisle Elizabeth
(General Brock era) Mother of Sir Isaac Brock, 6. ... De Mille James 1833-1880 Born In New Brunswick Educated At Horton
Academy and at Brown University, Rhode Island. Subsequently professor of classics at Acadia College and at Dalhousie College. =Bib.=: Works: Elements of Rhetoric; Helena's Household; A Tale of Rome in the First Century; Young Dodge Club Series. ... De Peyster Arent Schuyler 1736-1832 Joined The 8th Regiment 1755
and served with distinction upon the British side in the Revolutionary War. In command at Detroit, and also at Michilimackinac. Retired to Dumfries, Scotland, where he enjoyed the friendship of Robert Burns, and died there. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Hal... De Salaberry
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Seigniorial manor of, headquarters of Montcalm, 94; council of war meets at, 147. ... De Soyres Rev John
(Tilley era) Conducts funeral service of Sir Leonard Tilley, 146. ... Dean
(General Brock era) Private of the 41st, gallant conduct of at Canard bridge, 236; praised by Brock on parade, 258. ... Deane Silas 1737-1789 Delegate From Connecticut To Continental
Congress, 1774. Sent to France as secret political agent, 1776. Instrumental in negotiating treaties with France, and bringing Lafayette to America. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Advocates canal to complete navigation between Lake Champlain and the S... Dearborn Henry 1751-1829 Served Through War Of The Revolution
accompanied Arnold's expedition to Canada. Secretary of war, 1801-1809; appointed major-general, 1812, and assigned to command of northern department in War of 1812; captured York, 1813, and Fort George, same year. Minister to Portugal, 1822-1824. =In... Dease Peter Warren
(Sir James Douglas era) In charge of New Caledonia for Hudson's Bay Company, 285. (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Succeeds William Connolly, 224; chief factor, 1828, 224; his explorations of Arctic coast, 224-225. =Bib.=: Narrative of Discoveries ... Debartzch P D
Engaged in journalism. First elected to the Assembly of Lower Canada, 1810; member of the Legislative Council, 1815. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Accepts Papineau's leadership, 34; urges him to accept mission to England to oppose union of the ... Debt Public
(Lord Sydenham era) Arrangements for, under Union, 115, 193, 204, 205, 206, 207; estimated amount of, 319. ... Declaration Of Independence
In Upper Canada. (William Lyon Mackenzie era) July 1837, its history, 330; work of Rolph and O'Grady, 330. ... Delagrave C
(Lord Elgin era) Commissioner under Seigniorial Tenure law, 187. ... Delaune Captain
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Commanded the volunteers who first climbed hill at Le Foulon, 181. ... Delaware Indians
A confederacy, of Algonquian stock, occupying the basin of the Delaware River. They were known to the British as Delawares; to the French as Loups; and they called themselves, Lenape. Early in the eighteenth century, the Iroquois brought them into su... Delessert B
(Lord Sydenham era) Philanthropist and naturalist, 20. ... Demers Jerome
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Criticizes Papineau for accepting mission to England, 65-66. ...