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 La
Fontaine-Baldwin administration, 1841-1845, when the office was
abolished. Died, 1864. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Made surveyor-general, 333. =Bib.=:
Rose, Cyc. Can. Biog.; Dent, Last Forty Years.
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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. ... Parker Sir Hyde 1739-1807 Second Son Of Vice-admiral Sir Hyde
Parker. Born in England. Served in the navy under his father. In 1757 became lieutenant, and in 1763 commanded the Baleine. In 1766 transferred to the Hussar, and served under Lord Hood on the North American station until 1770; served with Howe at New... Parkes Sir Henry 1815-1896 Australian Statesman Index : Sir John A Macdonald Era
Rhodes suggests scheme of Imperial preferential trade to, 343. ... Parkman Francis 1823-1893 Born In Boston Educated At Harvard
where he graduated, 1844. While still at college decided to write the history of the struggle between France and Britain for the dominion of the New World, and the remainder of his life was devoted to carrying out this great plan. Lived among the west... Parliamentary Government
(Lord Elgin era) Canadian and American systems compared, 239-267. (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Not at first welcomed by French-Canadians, 19, 20; their change of view, 22; Lower Canadian Assembly petitions the king to be allowed to provide for expenses... Parliaments In France
(Count Frontenac era) Subjection of, to royal power, 152. ... Parr John
Served in the army for some years; appointed governor of Nova Scotia, 1782; lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1786-1791. The last governor of the province previous to the separation of New Brunswick from the old province of Nova Scotia, and instrume... Partelow John R
(Wilmot era) Opposed to responsible government, 65; his views on initiation of money grants, referred to in Wilmot's speech, 104, 108; enters government as provincial secretary, 116. (Tilley era) Defeated for St. John County, 11; Speaker of House of A... Parti Catholique
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) An extreme faction of Quebec Conservatives, 82; its policy, 82; attacks Cartier, 82-83. ... Parti Rouge
(George Brown Era) Origin of, 78-79; alliance with, of George Brown and Upper Canadian Reformers, 78, 80; led by A. A. Dorion, 80; significance of movement, 235. (Lord Elgin era) Its history and members, 108; help to defeat Hincks-Morin government, 12... Party Government
(George Brown Era) Origin of the double ministries, 81. (Lord Sydenham era) Absence of necessary conditions for, 185, 186, 303; Robert Baldwin's premature demand for, 187, 294; party names in Canada without significance, 303. See also Representative g... Paterson General
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) His report on state of affairs at Boston, 95. ... Patriot
Newspaper published at Toronto. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Publishes proceedings of House, 174. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Attacks Bagot, 142, 153; on the election law, 145-146; its abuse of Bagot, 153; on Rebellion Losses Bill, 31... Patriotes
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Name assumed by popular party in Lower Canada--particularly the followers of Papineau, 40, 68; Neilson checks the more violent among them, 46; vacillation of Quebec wing of party, 68; their press publish violent articles, 8...