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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. ... Glassion De
(Lord Dorchester era) Superior of Jesuits, sends petition to the king, through Carleton, 35. ... Glegg Captain J B
Aide-de-camp to General Brock. =Index=: (General Brock era) Carries summons for surrender of Detroit, 251, 255; carries despatches to Quebec, announcing victory, 259. =Bib.=: Richardson, War of 1812, ed. by Casselman; Lucas, Canadian War of 1812. ... Glen John Sanders
(Count Frontenac era) Magistrate of Schenectady, life spared, 247. ... Glenelg Charles Grant Baron 1778-1866 Born In Kidderpore India
Educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge, England, and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1807. Member of the British House of Commons, 1811-1835. Appointed lord of the treasury, 1813; chief secretary for Ireland and a member of the Privy Council, 181... Glengarry
A county in Ontario, on the St. Lawrence. Named after the famous glen in Inverness, Scotland. Many Scottish Highlanders left their native country after the battle of Culloden in 1746, and emigrated to America. They were all intensely loyal, and when t... Glengarry Fencibles
(General Brock era) Canadian Highland corps, 180. ... Glenie James
(Wilmot era) Member for Sunbury, in New Brunswick Assembly, 1792-1809, 13; a pioneer reformer, 13. ... Globe
Newspaper published at Toronto; established, 1844. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Advocates responsible government, ix; its establishment, 9, 10; on elections in Upper Canada in 1844, 25; criticism of Draper, 27; on Toryism, 32; supports Elgin's attitude... Godard Charles
(John Graves Simcoe era) Agent for government of Upper Canada, 178. ... Goddard John
(Tilley era) Elected for St. John, New Brunswick, 25. ... Gode Nicolas
(Bishop Laval era) Land bought from, for church at Montreal, 88. ... Godefroy Jean-paul
(Samuel de Champlain era) Interpreter, 144. ... Godefroy Thomas
(Samuel de Champlain era) Interpreter, 144. ... Goderich
Town in Ontario, situated at mouth of River Maitland, Huron County, Ontario. Founded by John Galt and Wm. Dunlop about 1827. =Bib.=: Lizars, Days of the Canada Company. ... Goderich Viscount
See Ripon. ... Golfe Du Nort
Ci-devant Baye de Hudson, indorsed, British America. Chart of Hudson's Bay, abt. 1790. MS. Carte d'une Exploration faite en 1732 par I. L. Normandin, arpenteur du Roy. Comprenant les Rivieres Chemerichane Lac K...., MS. A Particular Map of Baffin's an...