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Private secretary to Sir Charles Metcalfe.
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Heriot George 1766-1844 Born In Island Of Jersey Came To Canada
and appointed a clerk in the ordnance department at Quebec, 1799; deputy postmaster-general of British North America, 1800; and afterwards postmaster-general. Served in the War of 1812; second in command under De Salaberry at Chateauguay; major-genera... Hermione
(General Brock era) British war vessel, mutiny of crew, 11. ... Hermitage At Caen L Laval Passes Three Years At 25
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See Camaret, Marie. ... Hertel De Rouville
(Lord Dorchester era) Appointed judge, 183. ... Hertel Francois
(Count Frontenac era) Commands Three Rivers war party, 235; his old age, 235; leader in massacre of Salmon Falls, 251; joins De Portneuf in attack on Fort Loyal, 251. =Bib.=: Parkman, Frontenac. ... Hertel Jacques
(Samuel de Champlain era) Interpreter, 144; arrives from France in 1613, 144. ... Hervey William 1732-1815 British Soldier Spent The Eight Years
1755-1763 in North America. =Bib.=: Journals of the Hon. William Hervey in North America and Europe from 1765 to 1814, with Order Books at Montreal, 1760-1763. ... Hessians
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Established near Cataraqui, 265. (Lord Dorchester era) Applications from, for land grants, 218. ... Hey William
An English lawyer; succeeded William Gregory as chief-justice of Quebec, 1766. Went to England, 1773, in connection with the Quebec Act, and did not return to Canada until 1775. Left Canada finally the same year, having been elected to the British Hou... Hickson Sir Joseph 1830-1897 Born At Otterburn England After
some years' practical experience on various English railways, came to Canada, 1862, as chief accountant of the Grand Trunk. Subsequently promoted to the office of secretary of the company; general manager, 1874. Between that year and 1890, when he ret... Higginson Captain
Private secretary to Sir Charles Metcalfe. ... Highlanders
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) In battle of Ste. Foy, 259, 260. ... Hill G S
(Wilmot era) Member for Charlotte, in New Brunswick Assembly, nominates Wilmot for speakership, 66. ... Hill P C
(Joseph Howe era) Member of first Nova Scotia government after Confederation, 198. ... Hincks Sir Francis 1807-1885 Lord Elgin Era Appointed Inspector-general By
Sir Charles Bagot, 31; on Metcalfe, 38; returned in elections of 1848, 50; becomes inspector-general in La Fontaine-Baldwin ministry, 53; Ryerson's letter to, 90; his capacity for discreet, practical statesmanship, 93; his influence on railway constru... Hind Henry Youle
Born in Nottingham, England, 1823. Travelled in Mexico, 1846. Came to Canada, 1847, and appointed lecturer in chemistry and natural philosophy at the Toronto Normal School, Toronto. Five years later became professor of chemistry and geology in Trinity... Hochelaga
An Iroquoian town situated, in 1535, on Montreal Island. The site is now covered by the city of Montreal. Cartier visited the town in the year mentioned, and describes it as encircled by a triple row of palisades, with galleries for the defenders. Wit... Hocquart Gilles
Intendant of New France. Son of Jean-Hyacinthe Hocquart, chevalier, and seigneur d'Essenlis et de Muscourt. Held for a time the office of commissary of marine, and in 1729 obtained from the king a commission as commissary-general of New France. Arrive... Hodgins John George 1821- Born In Dublin Came To Canada 1833
Educated at Upper Canada Academy, Victoria College, and Toronto University. Appointed to department of education of Upper Canada, 1844; secretary of provincial board of education; 1846; deputy superintendent of education, 1855; deputy minister of educ... Hodgson Sir Robert 1798-1880 Born In Charlottetown Prince Edward
Island. Educated at Windsor, Nova Scotia, and called to the bar of Nova Scotia and of Prince Edward Island, 1819. Appointed judge of Probate and attorney-general for Prince Edward Island, 1828; president of the Legislative Council, 1840. Appointed chi... Holdernesse Robert D'arcy Fourth Earl Of 1718-1778 Wolfe / Montcalm Era Wolfe's
letter to, 166. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ...