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Miristou
(Samuel de Champlain era) Montagnais chief, 159.
Minto Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot Earl 1847- Educated
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Milan Decree
(General Brock era) Issued by Napoleon in 1808, 110; disastrous effects of, 110-111; 171, 172. =Bib.=: Dict. Eng. Hist. ...
Milbank Sound
West coast of British Columbia, north of Queen Charlotte Sound, and south of Princess Royal Island. Named in 1788 by Captain Charles Duncan, of the Princess Royal, after Vice-admiral Mark Milbanke. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Natives of, attack t...
Militia And Defence
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Militia in Canada raised by conscription and receive no pay, 30; composition of military forces, 29-30; desertions, 119. (Lord Dorchester era) French-Canadian militia called out, 86; their unwillingness to serve, 87; their good ...
Mill John Stuart 1806-1873 English Philosopher Index : Lord Sydenham Era
Sydenham's acquaintance with, 13. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ...
Miller James Andrew 1839-1886 Born In Galt Ontario Called To The
bar, 1863; judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba, 1880-1882; attorney-general of Manitoba, 1882-1885; prepared, along with Oliver Mowat, the special case on the boundaries of Ontario and Manitoba for submission to the Privy Council; registr...
Miller William
(Joseph Howe era) Anti-Confederationist, changes his views, and moves resolution authorizing Nova Scotia delegates to frame Confederation scheme in London, 179; brings action against Annand for libel, 188. ...
Millet Pierre 1635-1708 Born At Bourges France Came To Canada
1667; sent to the Onondaga mission the following year; and in 1672 to Oneida, where he remained until 1686, labouring with characteristic devotion among his savage flock. Met Denonville at Cataraqui in 1686, and, as a result of the governor's expediti...
Mills David 1831-1903 Born In The Township Of Orford Kent County
Ontario. Educated at the University of Michigan. Taught school for several years; afterwards inspector of schools for Kent County until 1865. In 1867 entered the Dominion Parliament; and in 1876-1878 minister of the interior in Mackenzie administratio...
Milnes Sir Robert Shore 1746-1836 Born In England Entered The
army. In 1795 governor of the island of Martinique; in 1799 appointed lieutenant-governor of Lower Canada; and during the absence of Gen. Robert Prescott acting governor; retired, 1803. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Papineau era) His governorship marked by b...
Minchin George
(Wilmot era) Appointed to New Brunswick Council, 69. ...
Minto Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot Earl 1847- Educated
at Eton and Cambridge, and entered the army, 1867. Served with the Turkish army, 1877; in the Afghan War, 1879; private secretary to Lord Roberts at the Cape, 1881; took part in the Egyptian campaign, 1882. Military secretary to the Marquis of Lansdow...
Miristou
(Samuel de Champlain era) Montagnais chief, 159. ...
Miscellaneous
Plan d'un Fort scitue au dedans d'une enceinte pour etre construit au bord du Lac des Deux Montagnes, a la cote du Nord, au Detroit, environs a deux lieue au desous de l'Ile de Montreal a la vue du Fort de Senneville scitue a la dite Ile. Fait a Quebe...
Miscou
An island on the southern side of the entrance to the Baie de Chaleur. Name probably of Indian origin. First appears in Champlain's narrative. It was the reputed home of the Gougou, a very remarkable monster, described by Champlain. Cartier sighted th...
Mississagua Indians
A tribe of Algonquian stock. They are named on Galinee's map of 1670 as occupying the north shore of Lake Huron, about the mouth of Thessalon River. Some were at the mission of Sault Ste. Marie, 1670-1673. After the great Iroquois raid of 1650, they s...
Mississagua Point
(General Brock era) At entrance to Niagara River, lighthouse, dockyard, and a fort at, 58. ...
Mississippi River
Rises in northern Minnesota, its chief source being Itasca Lake, and enters the Gulf of Mexico, after a course of 2550 miles. It was discovered by the Spaniards, early in the sixteenth century. De Soto explored the lower part of the river, and died on...
Mitchell Peter 1824-1899 Born In Newcastle New Brunswick
Educated at the Newcastle Grammar School; called to the bar, 1848. Engaged in the lumbering and shipbuilding trades. Elected to the Assembly, 1856; appointed to the Legislative Council, 1860. Became a member of the government, 1858. A strong advocate ...
Moberley Walter
(Sir James Douglas era) Associated with Edgar Dewdney in building road from Hope to Similkameen, British Columbia, 252-253. ...
Moffatt George 1787-1865 Born In England Emigrated To Canada And
engaged in business in Montreal. Served during the War of 1812. In 1831 appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada, being leader of the British party in that house and a member of the Constitutional Association. In 1841 elected for Montreal ...
Mohawk Indians
A tribe of the Iroquois confederacy. Their villages stood in the valley of the Mohawk River. From their position as the easternmost of the Iroquois tribes, they came first in contact with both the Dutch and English to the south and the French on the n...
Mohier Gervais
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet, returns to France, 208. ...