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 construction, 99, 100;

controversy with Howe, 101; his character and influence, 107; forms

ministry, 107-108; makes concessions to leaders of Clear Grits, 112;

inspector-general n Hincks-Morin ministry, 113; Brown's attitude to,

114; and the Grand Trunk, 115; and the Clergy Reserves, 119; attacked by

Garneau, 123; bitterly attacked by Brown, 125; reorganizes government,

125-126; his government defeated, 127; relations with John Sandfield

Macdonald, 128; on the appeal to the country in 1854, 133; result of the

elections, 133-134; elected in two constituencies, 134; and the

speakership in 1854, 135-136; resignation of ministry, 136; leader of

the Liberals, 138; supports MacNab-Morin Liberal-Conservative

government, 140, 141; visits London, 1852, 156; his views on Clergy

Reserves, 163, 165, 166, 196; appointed governor of Barbados, 220;

becomes governor of British Guiana, 220, 222; made Commander of the

Bath, 222; his retirement from Imperial service, 1869, 222; receives

knighthood, 222; returns to Canada, and becomes finance minister in Sir

John Macdonald's ministry, 223; his final retirement from public life,

223; his character and his closing years, 223-224; writes his

Reminiscences, 224; his death at Montreal, 1885, 224. (Lord Sydenham era) Publisher

of Examiner, advocate of responsible government, 107; supports union

of provinces as leading thereto, 212; his attitude on Clergy Reserves

question, 247; supports useful legislation introduced by Sydenham, 296;

finds Lower Canada Conservatives much more liberal than the "Liberals,"

297; disapproves Baldwin's action, 298; a man of more political wisdom

than Baldwin, 299; supports Local Government Bill, 323; partially

adopts, as finance minister of the Dominion, Sydenham's idea of bank of

issue, 330; Sydenham's high opinion of his financial abilities, 333;

made inspector-general by Sir Charles Bagot, 333. (George Brown Era) On Metcalfe's

policy, 18-49; opposed by George Brown--Brown's letters to, 48-49,

54-55; protests against attitude of Derby government in England on

Clergy Reserves, 59; his action in legislature, 59; and the University

of Toronto Bill, 63; Brown acknowledges his services for responsible

government, 67; warns George Brown that the logical conclusion of his

course in Parliament was dissolution of the union, 70; his ministry

defeated in June, 1854, 77; his retirement--supports MacNab-Morin

government, 77; his argument against representation by population, 84;

and the fight for responsible government, 261; his brief and troubled

reign, 262. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Associated with Baldwin, 32; born in Cork, Dec. 14,

1807--came to Canada, 1830, 32; early years, 32; his marriage, 34;

manager of the Bank of the People, 34; friendship for Baldwin, 34;

commercial interests, 34-35; on Head's appointment, 36; secretary of

Constitutional Reform Society, 42; took no part in Rebellion of 1837,

44; establishes the Examiner, 58; supports Durham, 58; meets La

Fontaine and Morin in Lower Canada, 63; and enters into correspondence

with them, 63; elected for Oxford, 69; his address to the electors, 69;

his attitude in the Legislature of 1841, 85; explains reasons for

supporting Cavillier for speakership--challenges government to a vote,

87; presses government for a statement of policy on question of

responsible government, 91; supports Neilson's motion against Union Act,

96; his speech, 96-97; supports government's policy as to public works,

98-99; defends Municipal Government Bill, 102-103; charged with

desertion of his party, 102; repudiates charge, 103; explains his

position in the Examiner, 104; votes for Municipal Bill, 105; Bagot

makes him inspector-general, 118-119; address to his constituents,

119-120; his appointment criticized, 120, 121, 130; moves postponement

of debate, 131-132; remains in office in La Fontaine-Baldwin government,

133, 134; Constitutional Society of Orillia recommends his dismissal,

167; on La Fontaine, 170; takes charge of fiscal and commercial

legislation in the Assembly, 178-179; contemporary account of him,

178-180; Gowan predicts his dismissal, 187; burnt in effigy at Toronto,

187; his measure for protection of agriculture against competition of

United States, 189; supports Baldwin, 214; severs his connection with

Examiner, 1842--returns to newspaper work--edits Times,

Montreal--establishes Pilot, 217-218; challenged to duel, 218; his

letters to London Morning Chronicle, 218, 219, 220; exposes

Wakefield's fallacies, 219-220; referred to by George Brown, 224; on

Metcalfe, 230; in political controversy, 1844, 238; beaten in Oxford,

253; remains out of Parliament until 1848, 253; protests against

election of his opponent, 253; on "double majority," 259; Draper's plan

discussed, 261, 262; on Elgin, 275-276; elected for Oxford during his

absence in Ireland, 279; inspector-general, 1848, 284; charged with

commercial and economic measures in the Legislature, 301; his

transportation policy, 301-302; advocates reciprocity, 302; Customs Act,

302; defends Rebellion Losses Bill, 317-318; requests Elgin to assent to

Tariff Bill, 321; his house attacked by mob, 324; his letter to the

Times, 327-330; strengthens Canada's credit in London market, 331; his

letters to Daily Mail, 332; reconstructs the Reform government, 335;

on the Reform party, 336; his letters and views on the Clergy Reserves,

347-348; his later career in Canada, Barbados, and Guiana, 358-359; his

death, Aug. 18, 1885, 359; his Reminiscences, 359. (Joseph Howe era) Confers with

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia representatives on Intercolonial Railway,

142; goes to England to consult Imperial government, 142; quarrels with

Sir John Packington, 143; arranges for construction of Grand Trunk

Railway, 143; represents British North America at railway celebration,

Boston, 1851, 250. (Egerton Ryerson era) Forms opposition party with Baldwin, La Fontaine,

and others, 122; his University Bill, 159-161; his opinion of the Roman

Catholic School Bill, 222; and separate schools, 224. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Urges Cartier

to enter Cabinet, 22. (William Lyon Mackenzie era) On Welland canal, 265; befriends Mackenzie,

481; publishes Examiner, 483; his Reminiscences, 483; his estimate

of Mackenzie, 484; becomes prime minister, 487. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Forms ministry with

Morin, 1851, 47; finance minister--succeeds Rose, 136; his political

attitude, 136; defeated in election, 1872, 197; serves on Ontario

Boundary Commission, 255. (Tilley era) Goes to England on Intercolonial mission,

26, 54; becomes minister of finance, 1869, 130; resigns, 133. =Bib.=:

Works: Canada and its Financial Resources; Political History of

Canada; Reminiscences of his Public Life. For biog., see Davin,

The Irishman in Canada; Dent, Can. Por. and Last Forty Years;

Taylor, Brit. Am.; Rose, Cyc. Can. Biog.; Dict. Nat. Biog.; Pope,

Memoirs of Sir John A. Macdonald.