Dennis John Stoughton 1820-1885 Born Near Toronto Educated At
Victoria College; commissioned as surveyor of public lands, 1842.
Assisted in the organization of the Canadian militia, 1855; raised and
appointed to the command of the Toronto Field Battery, 1856;
brigade-major of the 5th Military District, 1861-1869; saw active
service during the Fenian Raid, 1866. Sent to Red River Settlement to
organize system of surveys, 1869, but was forced to withdraw.
Surveyor-general of Dominion Lands, 1871; deputy-minister of the
interior, 1878; retired, 1881; created C. M. G., 1882. =Index=: (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) His
surveys held responsible for first Riel Rebellion, 69-70. (Egerton Ryerson era)
Surveyor-general, graduate of Victoria College, 144. =Bib.=: Denison,
The Fenian Raid on Fort Erie and Soldiering in Canada. See also
Riel Rebellion, 1869-1870.