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Social club at Toronto. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Founded during
Canada First movement, 235.
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Murray George Henry 1861- Born In Grand Narrows Nova Scotia
Educated at the public schools and at Boston University; studied law and called to the bar of Nova Scotia, 1883. Appointed to the Nova Scotia Legislative Council, 1899; took office in the Fielding administration, 1891; premier, 1896; sustained at gene...
Murray James 1719-1794 Entered The Army 1740 And Served In The
West Indies, Flanders, and Brittany. In 1758 commanded a brigade at Louisbourg; and the left wing of the army at the battle of the Plains, 1759. After the surrender of Quebec, left in command, and defended the city against the French, 1760. On Oct. 27...
Murray Mrs George
(General Brock era) Wife of Colonel (afterwards Sir George) Murray 142. ...
Murray Sir George 1772-1846 Born In Scotland Educated At
Edinburgh University, and entered the army, 1789. Served in Flanders, 1794; in the West Indies, 1795-1796; in Egypt, 1801; in the Baltic expedition, and in Portugal, 1808; quartermaster-general in the Peninsular War, and for his services promoted majo...
Musgrave Sir Anthony 1828-1888 Born In England Entered The Inner
Temple, London, 1851; governor of the colony of Neiro, 1860; governor of the island of St. Vincent, 1861; governor of Newfoundland, 1864-1869; governor of British Columbia, 1869; governor of Natal, 1872; governor of South Australia, 1873; governor of ...
Myers Lieutenant-colonel
(General Brock era) In command at Fort George, 225. ...
Myrand Ernest
(Count Frontenac era) Author of Frontenac et Ses Amis, 229; his work, Sir William Phipps devant Quebec, quoted, 293; on losses incurred in siege of Quebec, by Phipps, 302; discusses question of Frontenac's portrait, 361. ...
Nairne Captain John
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand gives him rank of major, 294. ...
Napagabiscou
(Samuel de Champlain era) Indian, brings news to Champlain of Kirke's arrival, 176. ...
Napoleon I 1769-1821 Born At Ajaccio Corsica First Consul 1799
Crowned Emperor, 1804. Abdicated, 1814, and retired to Elba. Escaped, raised another army, and finally defeated at Waterloo, 1815. Banished to St. Helena, where he died. =Index=: (General Brock era) Crowned as emperor, 71; threatens Britain, 71; battl...
Natel Antoine
(Samuel de Champlain era) Accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 41; reveals conspiracy against Champlain, 43; death of, 46. ...
Nation
Newspaper published at Toronto. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Radical journal, founded after Liberal victory of 1874, 235; its programme, 236. ...
National Club
Social club at Toronto. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Founded during Canada First movement, 235. ...
National Policy
(George Brown Era) Secret of its success in 1878, 241. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Description and history of, 217-219; political picnics used as means of placing its advantages before the country, 220-223; Macdonald on its advantages, 221-223; Blake i...
Navigation Acts
(Lord Sydenham era) Poulett Thomson's speech on, 17. (Lord Elgin era) Their disastrous effect on Canadian development, 38-39; Legislature passes address praying for repeal of, 45; repealed in 1849, 83. ...
Navigation Art Of
(Samuel de Champlain era) Highly praised by Champlain, 7. ...
Navy Hall
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's residence at Niagara, 99, 180; guests entertained at, 183-188, 229, 230; erected by Haldimand for accommodation of naval officers, 195; description of, 195, 196. (General Brock era) Residence of Governor Simcoe at Nia...
Naxouat
(Count Frontenac era) Governor Villebon of Acadia establishes himself at, 327. ...
Needham William H
(Tilley era) Elected for St. John, 10, 18; character, 12, 86-87; refuses to resign his seat, 24; candidate in York County, New Brunswick, 86; elected for York, 95; defeated in York, 108. ...
Negroes
(Lord Dorchester era) Disputed property in, at close of war, 216. See also Slavery. ...
Neilson John 1776-1848 Born In Scotland In 1790 Came To Canada
and in 1797 edited the Quebec Gazette. Member of the provincial Assembly for Quebec County, 1818. In 1822 one of the delegates, with Papineau, sent to England to oppose the union of Upper and Lower Canada; and in 1830 went on a similar mission. Member...
Nelles S S
(Egerton Ryerson era) Graduate of Victoria College, 143. ...
Nelson Horatio Viscount 1758-1805 Born At Burnham Thorpe
England. In 1770 entered the navy; in 1794 served under Lord Hood in the capture of Corsica; under Sir John Jervis at the battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797; and in 1798 defeated the French fleet in Aboukir Bay; in 1801 destroyed the Danish ships and ba...
Nelson River
Rises in the Rocky Mountains, at the headwaters of Bow River, a branch of the South Saskatchewan. Length to Lake Winnipeg, 390 miles; to headwaters of the Bow, 1660 miles. The mouth of the river was discovered, and named, by Sir Thomas Button in 1612....