Holton Luther Hamilton 1817-1880 Entered Public Life 1854 As One


of the members for Montreal; elected to Legislative Council, 1862;

resigned, 1863, and returned to the Assembly as member for Chateauguay,

which he represented to the time of his death; accepted portfolio of

commissioner of public works in the short-lived Brown-Dorion government,

1858; minister of finance in the Macdonald-Dorion administration,

1863-1864. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Signs Annexation Manifesto, 81; associated with
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Parti Rouge, 108; adopts less radical views, 134. (George Brown Era) Enters George

Brown's ministry, 102; Brown's letter to, on Confederation, 131; on

English views of Canadian politics, 143; opposed to coalition, 160;

opposes Confederation scheme, 185; George Brown takes up question of

reciprocity with, 192; Brown urges that he be sent to Washington on

reciprocity mission, 192; opposed to Brown entering coalition ministry,

199, 200-203; George Brown writes of his determination to leave public

life, 245-246. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Countenances annexation movement in 1849, 44-45.



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