Gillmor A H
(Tilley era) Provincial secretary in Smith ministry, New
Brunswick, 91; a strong Liberal, 91.
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(Lord Dorchester era) Large admixture of, among United Empire Loyalists, 240. ... Gerris Sarah
(Count Frontenac era) Captured at Fort Loyal, exchanged for one of Phipps's prisoners, 303. ... Gerry Elbridge 1744-1814 American Statesman Index : General Brock Era
Governor of Massachusetts, 172. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Gerrymander
See Redistribution Bill. ... Gibault Pere
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Absolves French of the west from their allegiance to Britain, 167. ... Gibbs Thomas Nicholson 1821-1883 Born In Terrebonne Quebec
Engaged in business pursuits at Oshawa. Defeated for election to the Assembly for South Ontario, 1854, but successful, 1865. Elected to represent South Ontario in the House of Commons, 1867, the defeated candidate being George Brown. Secretary of stat... Gibson David
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Organizes shooting matches, 342; rebels meet at his house, 360; opposes advance on Toronto, 362; his house burned, 375; objects to Mackenzie's plans, 376; escapes, 380. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Canadian Rebellion. ... Gibson John Morrison 1842- Educated At The University Of Toronto
studied law and called to the bar of Ontario, 1867. Elected to the Ontario Assembly for Hamilton, 1879; provincial secretary, 1889; commissioner of crown lands, 1896; attorney-general, 1889-1905; lieutenant-governor of Ontario, 1908. =Bib.=: Morgan, C... Giffard Robert
First seignior in New France. Mentioned at Quebec in 1627; returned to France, 1629; established at his Beauport seigneury, 1634; a member of the Council, 1646; syndic of Quebec, 1648; gave his St. Gabriel property to the Jesuits, 1667. =Index=: (Samu... Gilbert Thomas
(Wilmot era) Member for Queens, New Brunswick, an advocate of old-time Toryism, 96. (Tilley era) Proposes to convert King's College into agricultural school, 20, 21; his bill defeated, 91. ... Gillam Benjamin
Son of following. Commanded a trading expedition from Boston to Hudson Bay in 1683, and built a fort some miles up the Nelson River. Pierre Radisson captured the fort, and carried Gillam a prisoner to Quebec, where he was promptly released by the gove... Gillam Zachariah
A New England skipper, sent out in 1668 by Prince Rupert and his associates, to Hudson Bay, in command of the Nonsuch, on a voyage of exploration and trade. Medard Chouart (q.v.) sailed with him, while Pierre Radisson (q.v.) followed, in 1669, in the ... Gillmor A H
(Tilley era) Provincial secretary in Smith ministry, New Brunswick, 91; a strong Liberal, 91. ... Gilmore George
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) School teacher at St. Johns, 235. ... Ginseng
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Gathered by Jesuits, for shipment to China, 148; brought $5 a pound, 148; Indians engaged in trade, 148. ... Gipps Sir George 1791-1847 Born At Ringwould England Educated At
King's School, Canterbury, and at the Military Academy, Woolwich. Entered the army, 1809; served throughout the Peninsular War; employed in the West Indies, 1824-1829; appointed private secretary to the first lord of the Admiralty, 1834; sent to Canad... Girouard Desire 1836- Born At St Timothee Quebec Educated At
Montreal College; studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada. For some years sat in the House of Commons. Appointed judge of Supreme Court of Canada, 1895. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) On loss of life in massacre of Lachine, 224; at La Chesna... Girouard John Joseph 1795-1855 Born In Quebec Studied Law And
called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1816. Elected to the Assembly, 1830; a strong supporter of Papineau; took an active part in the Rebellion of 1837-1838; imprisoned at Montreal for six months. Resumed the practice of law. Offered a portfolio on the L... Gisborne Frederick Newton 1824-1892 Came To Canada From England In
1845. Joined the staff of the British North American Electric Telegraph Association, 1847, and became general manager. In 1852, laid the first submarine cable in America, joining New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; and in 1856, laid another to New... Giscome Portage
Leading from the Parsnip River to the Fraser, in northern British Columbia. Named by an independent trader, Peter Dunlevy, after his cook, about the year 1873. Both Mackenzie and Simon Fraser crossed from the Parsnip to the Fraser, the former in 1793,... Givins James
(General Brock era) Appointed aide-de-camp, 247. ... Gladstone William Ewart 1809-1898 British Statesman Index : Lord Sydenham Era
Elected to Parliament for Newark, 22; defeated at Manchester, 48. (Lord Elgin era) His opinion of Lord Elgin, 7, 78; sympathy for Confederate States, 202. (George Brown Era) Defends free trade policy, 31; not in favour of Intercolonial Railway, 143; o... Gladwin Henry
Joined the army, 1753; took part in the expedition under Braddock; promoted to rank of major, 1759; in command at Detroit during siege by Pontiac; served throughout the American Revolutionary War; major-general, 1782. Died in England, 1791. =Index=: (... Glandelet Abbe Charles
(Bishop Laval era) Accompanies Laval to Canada, 141; theologist of chapter of Quebec, 197. (Count Frontenac era) Preaches against theatre, 336. ...