Duncan Adam 1731-1804 Entered The Navy 1755 Commanded The Royal
Exchange, 1759-1760; commander-in-chief in the North Sea, 1759-1801;
defeated the Dutch off Camperdown, 1797. Raised to the peerage as
Viscount Camperdown. =Index=: (General Brock era) Gains victory off Camperdown, 12.
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Intendant of New France, 1675-1682. His commission invested him with the title of president of the Sovereign Council, an office which had hitherto been filled by the governor. As Frontenac, a man of dominant spirit, was then governor, interminable di... Duclos Captain
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Constructs and commands floating battery Le Diable, 82, 87, 104. ... Dudley Joseph 1647-1720 Count Frontenac Era Provisional Governor Of Massachusetts
264. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Dudouyt Jean
(Count Frontenac era) Grand-vicar to bishop of Quebec, 111; sent to France by bishop in connection with liquor question, 118; advice to bishop, 171. (Bishop Laval era) Director of seminary, 55; transfers his personal income to seminary, 56; to adminis... Dufferin And Ava Frederick Temple Hamilton Blackwood Marquess Of
(1826-1902). British commissioner to Syria, 1860; under-secretary for India, 1864-1866, and for war, 1865-1867; governor-general of Canada, 1872-1878; ambassador to Russia, 1879; transferred to Constantinople, 1881; viceroy of India, 1884; ambassador ... Dufort Thomas
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Agent of Papineau to Upper Canada, 345; sets out for Michigan, 345; secures assistance in Michigan, 427. ... Dugas Du Gua Or Du Guast Sieur De Monts
See Monts. ... Duggan Jeremiah
(Lord Dorchester era) Citizen of Quebec, assists Americans, 120. ... Dumas Major
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Commands night expedition to destroy British batteries at Pointe Levis, 113-115; commands Canadians in battle of the Plains, 192, 195. ... Dumas N
(Lord Elgin era) Commissioner under Seigniorial Tenure law, 186. ... Dumay Captain
(Samuel de Champlain era) Champlain consults with, 133. ... Dumont's House
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Occupied in turn by British and French, 256, 258. ... Dumoulin
(Samuel de Champlain era) Murdered by Montagnais Indians, 164. ... Duncan Adam 1731-1804 Entered The Navy 1755 Commanded The Royal
Exchange, 1759-1760; commander-in-chief in the North Sea, 1759-1801; defeated the Dutch off Camperdown, 1797. Raised to the peerage as Viscount Camperdown. =Index=: (General Brock era) Gains victory off Camperdown, 12. ... Duncan Alexander
(Sir James Douglas era) Sails for North-West Coast with Colnett, 22; confirms discovery of Portlock and Dixon that Queen Charlotte Islands are not part of mainland, 22. ... Duncan Richard
(John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 79. ... Duncan William
(Sir James Douglas era) Sent out from England, 1856, by Church of England Missionary Society, 270; establishes native industrial community at Metla Kahtla, 270; dispute with ecclesiastical authorities, and removal to Alaska, 270. =Bib.=: Walbran, Brit... Duncombe Charles
Medical doctor. Resided at Burford Plains, near Brantford. Elected to the Legislature, 1824, and re-elected, 1836. After the failure of the Rebellion, escaped to the United States. In 1843 returned to Canada, but remained only for a short time. (Willi... Dundas George 1819-1880 Lieutenant-governor Of Prince Edward
Island, 1859-1869. Afterwards lieutenant-governor of St. Vincent, West India Islands, where he died. ... Dundas Henry
See Melville. ... Dundas Street
Also known as the Governor's Road. Built by Governor Simcoe; connected London with the village of Dundas. Place and road were named after the then secretary for the colonies. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Name given by Simcoe to his military road ... Dunfermline James Abercromby First Baron 1776-1858 Sat In British
Parliament, 1807, 1812-1830 and 1832; Speaker of House of Commons, 1835-1839. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Governor-generalship of Canada tendered to, 58. ... Dunkin Christopher 1811-1881 Born In London England Educated At
the Universities of London and Glasgow. Emigrated to America; studied at Harvard University, and for a time tutor of Greek in that institution. Came to Canada about 1836, and engaged in newspaper work. Appointed secretary to the Education Commission, ... Dunlop William 1795?-1848 Born In Scotland Served As A Regimental
surgeon in War of 1812 and in India. Came to Canada in 1826, with John Galt (q.v.); and took part in the establishment of the Canada Company (q.v.). In Scotland, had been the intimate of John Wilson ("Christopher North," of Blackwood's), Maginn, and H... Dunmore John Murray Earl Of 1732-1809 Royal Governor Of Virginia
appointed 1771. Returned to England after the Revolutionary War, and in 1786 appointed governor of the Bermudas. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) His letter to Haldimand, 92. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Dunn John Henry
Came to Canada in 1820, from England. Receiver-general and member of Executive and Legislative Councils of Upper Canada. Died in London, 1854. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Receiver-general, appointed to Council by Head, 38-39; receive...