Robinson John Beverley 1820-1896 Second Son Of Sir John Beverley
Robinson; born in Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College; appointed
aide-de-camp to Sir Francis Bond Head; saw active service during the
Rebellion of 1837. Studied law, and called to the bar of Upper Canada,
1844. Served as alderman in Toronto for six years; elected mayor, 1857.
Elected to the Assembly for one of the divisions of Toronto, 1858;
president of the Council in the Macdonald-Cartier administration, 1862.
Elected to the House of Commons for Algoma, 1872, and for Toronto West,
1878. Lieutenant-governor of Ontario, 1880-1887. =Bib.=: Read, The
Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada; Dent, Can. Por.; Rose, Cyc.
Can. Biog.
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Riviere Aux Raisins
(John Graves Simcoe era) Boundary of territory dependent on Detroit during British occupation, 145. ... Riviere Ouelle
South shore of St. Lawrence, below Quebec. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Alleged repulse of party of New Englanders at, 291. ... Roads
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Government makes provision for, in 1841, 98-99; winter roads at Quebec, 146-147. See also Yonge Street; Dundas Street; Baldoon Road. ... Roberts Captain
(General Brock era) Commands on Island of St. Joseph, 202, 210; instructed by Brock to capture Michilimackinac, 205; contrary order from Prevost, 210; acts on Brock's order and captures fort, 210, 211, 227. ... Robertson
(Tilley era) Anti-Confederate candidate in St. John County, 109. ... Robertson Colin
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Brings Selkirk settlers back to Red River, 165, 177; captures Fort Gibraltar, 178; takes Duncan Cameron to York Factory, 178; tried at Montreal, 198; his character, 220. See also Red River Colony. =Bib.=: Bryce, Hud... Robertson James 1839-1902 Born In Scotland Removed To Canada And
educated at the University of Toronto, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and Princeton University. Ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, 1869; settled at Winnipeg as pastor of Knox Church, 1874. Appointed superintendent of western m... Robertson Thomas Jaffray
(Egerton Ryerson era) First principal of Toronto Normal School, 173; his methods and influence, 173-174; inspector of schools, 253. ... Robertson William
(John Graves Simcoe era) Appointed member of Legislative Council, but did not come to Canada, 79. ... Roberval Jean Francois De La Roque Sieur De
A gentleman of Picardy, born about the year 1500. By a commission dated Jan. 15, 1541, Francis I gave him the command of the expedition planned by Jacques Cartier, and made him his viceroy and lieutenant-general in the new lands discovered by Cartier... Robie Simon Bradstreet
(Joseph Howe era) Member of Executive Council, Nova Scotia, 1838, 56-57. ... Robineau De Becancour Rene
(Lord Elgin era) His seigniory of Portneuf made a barony, 181. ... Robineau De Portneuf Pierre
Son of Rene Robineau, Baron de Becancour, a lieutenant in the regiment of Robineau de Menneval, 1690. Served in Acadia, 1691. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 170. ... Robinson Colonel Beverley 1723-1792 Born In Thornbury England
Entered the army; took part as a major, under Wolfe, in the attack on Quebec, 1759. Opposed the measures that led to the separation of the American colonies from the motherland, but joined the Loyalists when independence was declared; raised the Loyal... Robinson F P
(Wilmot era) Auditor of king's casual revenue, 34; resigns, 72. ... Robinson Frederick John
See Ripon. ... Robinson John
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) His impression of Wolfe's conversation on night before battle, 179. ... Robinson John Beverley 1820-1896 Second Son Of Sir John Beverley
Robinson; born in Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College; appointed aide-de-camp to Sir Francis Bond Head; saw active service during the Rebellion of 1837. Studied law, and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1844. Served as alderman in Toronto for ... Robinson Major
(Tilley era) Makes survey for Intercolonial, 53. ... Robinson Sir John Beverley 1791-1863 Educated At Dr Strachan's
school, Kingston; studied law and became acting attorney-general in 1812, before he had been called to the bar. Played a distinguished part as a volunteer during the War of 1812. One of the leading members of the so-called Family Compact; represented ... Robinson W B
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Brother of Sir J. B. Robinson, appointed inspector-general, 1844, 247; elected in elections of 1844, 252. ... Roblin Rodmond Palen 1853- Born In Sophiasburg Ontario Educated
at Albert College, Belleville. Removed to Manitoba and settled at Carman, 1880. Elected to the Manitoba Assembly for Dufferin, 1888; premier, 1900; also holds offices of minister of agriculture and railway commissioner. =Bib.=: Canadian Who's Who. ... Rochemonteix Camille
A member of the Society of Jesus. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) On the Jesuit Relations, 30. =Bib.=; Les Jesuites et le Nouvelle France au XVII^e Siecle. ... Rockingham Charles Watson-wentworth Marquis Of 1730-1782 Born In
Yorkshire, England. Educated at Westminster School and St. John's College, Cambridge. In 1746 served as a volunteer against the Jacobites. In 1765 premier of a coalition ministry opposed to royal grants and general warrants; from 1768 to 1781 leader o... Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Founded at St. Louis, in 1822, by William H. Ashley. The field of its operations was the Upper Missouri country. After an adventurous career of twelve years, in which Ashley, Andrew Henry, M. G. Sublette, and other well-known western American traders ... Rocky Mountain Portage
Leads across an elbow of the Peace River, in the mountains, about long. 122 deg., to avoid a series of dangerous rapids. First used by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793, on his expedition to the Pacific. The North West Company had a trading post here for ma... Rocky Mountains
Commence in New Mexico, and extend north to the Arctic coast, west of the Mackenzie River. The highest known peaks in the Canadian Rockies are Mount Brown (16,000 feet) and Mount Hooker (15,690 feet). The general altitude of the range varies from 10,0... Rodier Edouard
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) As an orator, 7; influence on Cartier, 7. ... Rodney George Brydges Baron 1718-1792 Born In Walton-upon-thames
England. Educated at Harrow School. Entered the navy; promoted lieutenant, 1739, and captain, 1742. In 1748 appointed governor and commander-in-chief of the station of Newfoundland; in 1759 rear-admiral; in 1761 commander-in-chief of Barbados and the ... Roebuck John Arthur 1801-1879 Born In Madras India Brought To
Canada at an early age, and educated here. Went to England in 1824 to study law, and called to the bar in 1831. In 1832-1837 member of Parliament for the city of Bath, and in 1835 agent in England for the House of Assembly of Lower Canada. Again membe... Rogers Robert 1727-1800 Born At Dunbarton New Hampshire In The
War of 1755-1760 with the French, commanded Rogers's Rangers and distinguished himself in several engagements. Sent by Amherst in 1759 to destroy the Indian village of St. Francis near the St. Lawrence River. In 1760 took possession of Detroit and oth... Rogers Sir F
See Blachford. ... Rohault De
(Count Frontenac era) Establishes college for boys at Quebec, 28. ... Rolette Lieutenant
(General Brock era) Captures schooner Cayahoga with stores and baggage of General Hull, 218, 243; in command of brig Detroit captured by Americans, 292. ...