Great Bear Lake
In Northern Canada. Area 11,821 square miles.
Discovered by men of the North West Company, and a post established on
or near the lake about 1800. Fort Franklin built on south-west shore,
1825, where Franklin wintered with Richardson and Back. Fort Confidence
built by Dease and Simpson, 1873, at eastern end of Dease Bay, on the
lake. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Area of, 39. =Bib.=: Franklin, Second Expedition;
Simpson, Narrative of Discoveries; Bell, Great Bear Lake (Geol.
Survey, 1899); Burpee, Search for the Western Sea.
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Grammar Schools
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's desire to establish, 169. See Education. ... Grand Jury
(Lord Dorchester era) Presentment of, 14; protested against by Murray, 15. ... Grand Portage
Near western end of Lake Superior, about twenty miles south of Fort William. As in the case of so many other historic Canadian places, it is impossible to say who was the first white man to stand upon this famous centre of the fur trade. Radisson came... Grand Pre
A village on the shores of the Basin of Minas. Stands upon or near the site of the old village of the same name, one of the principal settlements of the Acadians. The scene of many conflicts between the French and English; and of the final expulsion o... Grand Trunk Railway
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Entrusts Cartier with its legal business, 22; Carrier's deep interest in its development, 48; line extended from Quebec to Riviere du Loup, 49, 114. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Construction of, up to 1848, 301. (G... Grant Alexander 1734-1813 Administered The Government Of Upper
Canada as senior member of the Executive Council, on death of General Hunter, 1805. =Index=: (General Brock era) Administers government of Upper Canada, 69. (John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 49, 79; member of the Executive Counci... Grant Cuthbert
One of the leading traders of the North West Company in the West, in the early days. With Peter Pond on the Athabaska, and sent by him, 1786, to establish a post near mouth of Slave River; at Fort Chipewyan, 1789; at Fort Qu'Appelle, 1793; with David ... Grant Cuthbert
Son of foregoing. Scottish half-breed, in western fur trade. Educated at Montreal, and entered service of North West Company. Led the half-breeds in the Seven Oaks affair. Some years later settled near White Horse Plains, on the Assiniboine, and appoi... Grant George Monro 1835-1902 Born At Albion Mines Nova Scotia
Educated at University of Glasgow. Entered Presbyterian ministry in Nova Scotia. Accompanied Sandford Fleming overland to British Columbia, 1872. Principal of Queen's University, 1877, and built it up to the first rank among Canadian universities. =In... Grant Sir William 1752-1832 Commanded Volunteers At Siege Of
Quebec, 1775; attorney-general of Canada, 1776; chief-justice of Chester, 1798; solicitor-general, 1799-1801; master of the Rolls, 1801-1817. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Removed from judgeship, returns to England and becomes Master of the Rolls, 18... Grave Jeanne
(Samuel de Champlain era) Daughter of Dupont-Grave, 47. ... Grave Robert
(Samuel de Champlain era) Son of Dupont-Grave, accompanies Champlain on voyage of discovery, 34. ... Graves Samuel 1713-1787 British Admiral Index : John Graves Simcoe Era Godfather Of
Simcoe, 15; commands naval force at Boston, 19. (Lord Dorchester era) Refuses to send transports to Quebec, 92. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Gray John Hamilton 1811-1887 Born In Prince Edward Island Entered
the army, 1831, and served for twenty-one years, retiring 1852. Returning to Prince Edward Island, elected to the provincial Legislature, and became premier in 1863. The following year presided at the Charlottetown Conference, and also attended the Qu... Gray John Hamilton 1814-1889 Born In Bermuda Entered Political
life in New Brunswick in 1850, and became a leading member of the provincial government. Took part in the negotiations leading up to Confederation, and sat in the first Dominion Parliament as member for the city of St. John. In 1872 appointed to the S... Gray Robert 1755-1806 American Captain And Explorer Index : Sir James Douglas Era
Voyage to North-West Coast in 1787, 23; at Nootka, 1788-1789, 24; second voyage--enters mouth of Columbia River, May 11, 1792, 24; names the river, 24. =Bib.=: Bancroft, History of the North-West Coast; Laut, Vikings of the Pacific. ... Great Bear Lake
In Northern Canada. Area 11,821 square miles. Discovered by men of the North West Company, and a post established on or near the lake about 1800. Fort Franklin built on south-west shore, 1825, where Franklin wintered with Richardson and Back. Fort Con... Great Lakes
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) The domain of France, 18. See also under names of the individual lakes. =Bib.=: Curwood, The Great Lakes; Channing, Story of the Great Lakes. ... Great Mohawk Grand Agnie
(Count Frontenac era) Christian Mohawk leader, 246. ... Great Portage
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Trade route to the interior, 163. See Grand Portage. ... Great Slave Lake
In Northern Canada. Area 10,719 square miles. Discovered by Samuel Hearne (q.v.), in 1771. A post built there, 1786, by Leroux and Grant, of the North West Company. Three years later Alexander Mackenzie passed through the lake on his way to the mouth ... Great Western Railway
Charter granted 1834, and renewed 1845. Absorbed by the Grand Trunk in 1882. Ran from Hamilton to the international boundary opposite Detroit. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Construction stimulated by provincial guarantee, 1849, 99. =Bib.=: Trout, History ... Greeley Horace 1811-1872 American Journalist Index : William Lyon Mackenzie Era Editor
of New York Tribune, 472; Mackenzie's friend, 473; his influence with Mackenzie, 474. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Green Benjamin 1713-1772 Accompanied The Expedition Against
Louisbourg as secretary, 1745; remained there as government secretary until 1749; removed to Halifax, and appointed a member of the Council of Nova Scotia. Treasurer of the province for many years. Administrator of the government, 1776. =Bib.=: Select... Greene Nathanael 1742-1786 Lord Dorchester Era American General Watches Leslie's
army in South Carolina, 197; destitute condition of his force, 204. ... Greenway Thomas 1838-1909 Born In Cornwall England Came To
Canada with his parents, 1844. Educated at the public schools of Huron County, Ontario. Engaged in business for ten years at Centralia. Defeated on two occasions for election to the House of Commons, but elected, 1875; did not offer for re-election. R... Gregory John
Born in England. Came to Montreal, and engaged in the fur trade. Associated with A. N. McLeod, Alexander Mackenzie, Peter Pangman, and others, in opposition to the North West Company. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) In opposition to North... Gregory William
The first chief-justice of the province of Quebec. His commission bears date August 24, 1764; succeeded by William Hey, September 25, 1766. ... Grenville George Leveson-gower Second Earl 1815-1891 Entered
Parliament, 1836; secretary for foreign affairs, 1851-1852, 1870-1874, 1880-1885; colonial secretary, 1868-1870 and 1886. =Index=: (Sir John A Macdonald era) Colonial secretary, his part in the transfer of North-West Territories to Canada, 157. =Bib.=... Grenville Thomas 1755-1846 Lord Dorchester Era Accompanies Oswald To Paris To
discuss terms of peace, 192. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Grenville William Wyndham Baron 1759-1834 Entered Parliament
1782; paymaster-general, 1783; Speaker of the House of Commons, 1789; created Baron Grenville, 1790; secretary for foreign affairs, 1791; first lord of the treasury, 1806. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Succeeds Sydney in colonial office, 248; sends o... Grey Albert Henry George Grey Fourth Earl 1851- Born Howick
England. Educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Member of British House of Commons, 1880-1886; administrator of Rhodesia, 1896-1897; director of British South Africa Company, 1898-1904. Succeeded Lord Minto as governor-general of Ca...