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Orford Horace Walpole Fourth Earl Of 1717-1797 Sat In Parliament
1741-1767; established a private press at Strawberry Hill, at which he printed his various works. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) His statement regarding Townshend, 74; on fall of Quebec, 238. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Oriskany
(Lord Dorchester era) Battle of, Indians lose heavily in, 173. ... Orleans Isle Of
In the St. Lawrence River, below Quebec. It was first named by Jacques Cartier, in 1535, the Island of Bacchus, on account of the numerous grape-vines growing there. In 1759 it was occupied by Wolfe and the British troops during the siege of Quebec. ... Orleans Jean Baptiste Gaston Duke Of 1608-1660 Samuel De Champlain Era Conspires
against his brother Louis XIII, 215. ... Ormiston William
Born in the parish of Symington, on the banks of the Clyde, Scotland, 1821. Came to Upper Canada 1834, and settled with his parents in the township of Darlington, then a comparative wilderness; studied divinity at Victoria College under Egerton Ryerso... Ormsby Major
(General Brock era) Brings up supply of ordnance from Quebec, 229. ... Osgoode William 1754-1824 Born In England Educated At Oxford
studied law, and called to the English bar, 1779. Appointed chief-justice of Upper Canada, 1792; and chief-justice of Lower Canada, 1794. In 1801 resigned and returned to England. Osgoode Hall, Toronto, the seat of the provincial law courts, is named ... Osler William 1849- Born In Bond Head Ontario Educated At
Toronto and McGill Universities; from 1874 to 1884 professor of medicine at McGill University; from 1884 to 1889 professor of clinical medicine in the University of Pennsylvania; Gulstonian lecturer at the Royal College of Physicians, London, 1885; an... Oswald Richard 1705-1784 Lord Dorchester Era Sent To Discuss Matters With
Franklin, 192, 213. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Oswegatchie
Former name of the town of Ogdensburg. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Captain Foster stationed at, 142. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Starting-point of many scouting parties, 150. ... Oswego
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) British post at mouth of Oswego River, 25; battle at, 26, 40, 121; Haldimand returns to, from Niagara, 27; Indians around, 28; derivation of name, 32; Amherst at, 33, 34, 35; Haldimand insists on importance of suitably fo... Otis Charles Pomeroy
(Samuel de Champlain era) Translator of Champlain's Voyages, 277. ... Otoucha
(Samuel de Champlain era) Huron village, 88. ... Ottawa
Formerly Bytown. Founded about the year 1827, and named after Colonel By, a Royal Engineer, who built the Rideau Canal, and whose workmen formed the nucleus of the infant town. The name was changed to Ottawa in 1854, and Queen Victoria, in 1858, selec... Ottawa Indians
A tribe of the Algonquian family. First mentioned in Champlain's narrative, 1615. The explorer met a party of these Indians on French River. They were called the Cheveux Releves, because of their peculiar method of dressing the hair. They occupied Man... Ottawa River
A tributary of the St. Lawrence. Total length, 685 miles. Explored by Champlain in 1613 and 1615. Named after Ottawa Indians. The river formed for many years the thoroughfare of explorers, missionaries, and fur traders, from Montreal to the far West. ... Ottawa University Of
Established, 1848. Originally incorporated under the title of "College of Bytown"; received the title of "College of Ottawa," 1866. Pope Leo XIII raised it to the rank of a Roman Catholic University, 1889. It suffered from a serious fire, 1903. The u... Otway's Regiment
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) On British right, 189. ... Ouendats
(Samuel de Champlain era) General name given by French to four Huron tribes, 89. ... Ouentaron
(John Graves Simcoe era) Indian name of Lake Simcoe, 93. See also Lake Simcoe. ... Ourouehate
See Big Mouth. ... Overman
(Samuel de Champlain era) Farmer of county of Renfrew, Ontario, discovers astrolabe lost by Champlain, 76. ...