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; defeated, but returned to power, 1857; again
defeated, 1858, and once more prime minister, 1859; warden of the Cinque
Ports, 1861. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Sends Elgin on mission to China, 212. (Lord Sydenham era)
Resigns from Duke of Wellington's Cabinet, 16. (Tilley era) On Intercolonial
Railway question, 55; on Confederation negotiations, 63-64. =Bib.=:
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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. ... Panet Jean Antoine 1751-1815 Practised As An Advocate And Notary
in Montreal, represented Quebec in the Legislature, 1792, and presented a petition from the citizens of Quebec for the abolition of slavery. First Speaker of the Legislature of Quebec; appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas by Lord Dorchester, 1... Panet Jean Claude
(Lord Dorchester era) Appointed judge, 183. ... Pangman Peter
Born in New England. Engaged in the fur trade west of Lake Superior about 1780. With Peter Pond, John Gregory, and A. N. McLeod, organized in 1784 a company in opposition to the North West Company. Afterwards for some years in the service of the North... Paper Currency
(General Brock era) Issue of, in Upper Canada, 198. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Redemption of, 58, (Lord Dorchester era) French, in circulation in Canada, 23; habitants object to American, 116, 135, 150. =Bib.=: Weir, Sixty Years in Canada. ... Papin
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Liberal leader in Quebec, 25; protests against Dorion entering Cartier administration, 106-107. ... Papineau And His Time
Despatches to and from Colonial Office, Serie G. Colonial Office Despatches to Governors of Lower Canada, Serie Q. Minutes of the Executive Council, Correspondence, registers, indexes, etc., Serie E. Executive Council of Lower Canada, Minutes, 1809-18... Papineau Denis B
(Lord Elgin era) Brother of Louis Joseph Papineau, 35; Metcalfe brings into Cabinet, 35; his lack of influence in Lower Canada, 44, 66. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Elected for Ottawa, 116; becomes commissioner of crown lands, 1844, 246; attac... Papineau Joseph
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Represents Montreal in first Parliament, 1792, 4; his patriotism, 4; oratorical gifts, 4; services during American invasion, 1775-1776, 5, 33; acquires seigniory of La Petite Nation, 5-6. ... Papineau Louis Joseph 1786-1870 Louis Joseph Papineau Era Tribune Of The People 1 A
melodious speaker, 1-3; compared with Cartier, 2; his parentage, 3-4; services in War of 1812, 5, 33; his house at Montebello, 6; college days, 32; enters Assembly, 1812, and immediately springs to front, 32; succeeds Panet as Speaker, 1815, 33; studi... Pardoe Avern 1845- George Brown Era Librarian Of Legislative Assembly Of
Ontario, 255; a witness of the shooting of George Brown by Bennett, 255-256. ... Parent Etienne 1801-1874 Born At Beauport Near Quebec Educated
at the Seminary of Quebec, and at the College of Nicolet. In 1822 editor of Le Canadien, but resigned, 1825, to study law. After being called to the bar and practising for a short time, abandoned the profession on his appointment as French translator ... Paris Treaty Of
Between England and France, signed 1763. Ceded Canada to Britain, France retaining islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. ... Parke Thomas
Born in Ireland. Emigrated to Canada, and settled in York (Toronto) in 1820. Member for the county of Middlesex in the two last Parliaments of the province of Upper Canada. Member of the first Parliament of Canada, 1841-1844; surveyor-general in the L... Parker Robert
(Tilley era) Attorney-general, New Brunswick, appointed to bench, 19; made chief-justice, 1865, 93-94; dies same year, 94. ...