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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. ... Owen Admiral
(Wilmot era) Member of New Brunswick Council, 69. ... Pabos
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand acquires seigniory of, 50; sends his nephew there, 73; not profitable, 111. ... Pacific Coast
See North-West Coast. ... Pacific Fur Company
Organized by John Jacob Astor in 1810. Sometimes known as the Astor Fur Company. Astor had made a fortune in the fur trade, and formed the plan of extending his operations to the Pacific coast, and building a post at the mouth of the Columbia. He sugg... Pacific Scandal
(Sir James Douglas era) Difficulties aroused by episode, 321. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Cartier's connection with, 53-54, 105-106. (Sir John A Macdonald era) History of, 199-211; grew out of Pacific Railway project, 200; the two syndicates, 200; go... Pagan William
(Wilmot era) Appointed to New Brunswick Council, 7. ... Pakington Sir John
See Hampton. ... Palliser Hugh
Captain of the Shrewsbury in 1759. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) British marines under, occupy Lower Town of Quebec, 235. ... Pallu
(Bishop Laval era) Proposed appointment of, as bishop in Asia, 23. ... Palmer Edward 1809-1889 Tilley Era Represents Prince Edward Island At
Quebec Conference, 77. ... Palmerston Henry John Temple Third Viscount 1784-1865 Born In
Hampshire, England. Educated at Harrow, Edinburgh, and Cambridge. First entered Parliament, 1807; lord of the admiralty, 1808; secretary of war, 1809-1828; foreign secretary, 1830-1840 and 1846-1851; home secretary, 1852; prime minister, 1855; defeate... Pambrun Pierre Chrysologue
Served in the Canadian Voltigeurs during the War of 1812. Entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, and sent to the Qu'Appelle district. Captured there by Cuthbert Grant, of the North West Company, in 1816, and held prisoner for five days, sho... Panama Canal
(Samuel de Champlain era) Suggested by Champlain, 5; undertaken by De Lesseps, 6. ...