Trent Affair
Took place in November, 1861, when Captain C. Wilkes of
the United States navy intercepted the British mail steamer Trent
sailing from Havana, and arrested two commissioners from the Confederate
States who were passengers, and who were accredited to France. They were
conveyed to the United States and imprisoned in Boston. The affair
caused great excitement; war between Great Britain and the United States
seemed imminent, and was averted only by the release of the two
commissioners on the demand of Great Britain in January, 1862. =Index=:
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Canada's connection with, leads to reorganization of militia, 87.
(Tilley era) Helped along Intercolonial Railway project, 55. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Storm aroused
by seizure of the Trent, 97-98. =Bib.=: Dent, Last Forty Years;
Harris, The Trent Affair; King, Turning on the Light; Roberts,
History of Canada.
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Toronto
Capital of the province of Ontario. The name is of Huron origin and means "place of meeting." Fort Rouille was built on the site of the city by the French in 1749; also known as Fort Toronto. In 1793, Governor Simcoe moved the seat of government from ... Toronto
York. Plan of Toronto Harbour and the proposed town and part of the Settlement. Quebec, Dec. 6, 1788. G. Mann, Captain and Commanding Royal Engineer. Original coloured MS. Plan of Toronto Harbour with the Rocks, Shoals, and Soundings, etc., Surveyed a... Toronto Alliance Society
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Sympathizes with Lower Canada, 327. ... Toronto University
Projected in 1797, and chartered, 1827, as King's College, mainly through the efforts of Bishop Strachan. The charter was amended in 1837, as the result of an agitation against its theological bias. In 1850 the university was completely secularized; a... Tourmente Cap
(Samuel de Champlain era) Champlain's establishment at, for raising cattle, 171; his establishment destroyed by fire, 177. ... Townshend George Marquis 1724-1807 Born In Norfolk England
Entered the army, and engaged in the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, and Culloden. In 1759 ordered to Canada; brigadier-general, and commanded one of the divisions under Wolfe. On Wolfe's death succeeded to the command, and received the capitulation o... Townshend Lord Charles
See Bayning. ... Tracy Alexandre De Prouville Marquis De 1603-1670 Served In The
French army, and in 1655 recaptured Cayenne from the Dutch. In 1663 appointed lieutenant-general of all the French dominions in America, and, after spending a year in the West Indies, reached Quebec, June 30, 1665. With the newly arrived Carignan-Sali... Trade
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(Count Frontenac era) Issued by governor, 115; objected to by bishop as involving carrying of liquor to the Indians, 116; prohibited by king, 116; permitted under limitations, 128. See also Liquor question; Brandy question. ... Trahan Joseph
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) His account of Montcalm before the battle, 197. ... Traill Catherine Parr 1802-1899 Born In England Daughter Of
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(George Brown Era) Members of British government in 1862 favourable to, except Gladstone, 143. See also Railways. ... Transcript
Newspaper published at Montreal. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Opposes annexation of North-West Territories, 218. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Denounces La Fontaine-Baldwin government, 141. ... Transportation
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(John Graves Simcoe era) Baptist deacon, teaches school at Port Rowan, 167. ... Traytorrens Captain
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Correspondent of Haldimand's, 315. ... Treaties
See Aix-la-Chapelle; Ashburton; Jay's; Paris; St. Germain-en-Laye; Ryswick; Breda; Utrecht; Suze; Versailles; Oregon; Washington. ... Tregatin
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Took place in November, 1861, when Captain C. Wilkes of the United States navy intercepted the British mail steamer Trent sailing from Havana, and arrested two commissioners from the Confederate States who were passengers, and who were accredited to F... Trenton New Jersey
(Lord Dorchester era) Surrender of Hessians at, 164. ... Trinite
(Samuel de Champlain era) French vessel, seized by the English, 222. ... Trinity College
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(Joseph Howe era) Delegate of Nova Scotia Anti-Confederate party to England, to demand repeal of British North America Act, 204; receives thanks of Legislature, 218. =Bib.=: Campbell, History of Nova Scotia. ... Troop J V
(Tilley era) Ship-owner of St. John, New Brunswick, Anti-Confederate candidate there, 84; defeated in St. John, 109. ... Trouve Claude
(Bishop Laval era) Sulpician, sent on mission to Lake Ontario, 105. ... Troyes Chevalier Pierre De
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(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Mother of Haldimand, 2. ... Tucker R G
(Lord Sydenham era) Appointed provincial registrar, 332. ... Tuffet Jean
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 170. ... Tupper Charles 1794-1881 Born In Cornwallis Nova Scotia At The
age of twenty-one entered the ministry of the Baptist Church. Held charges at various places in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Settled at Amherst, where he became principal of the Grammar School, 1834. Appointed principal of the Baptist Seminar... Tupper Sir Charles Bart
(1821- ). Born at Amherst, Nova Scotia. Educated at Acadia College, and at Edinburgh. In 1843 graduated M.D., and won the diploma of the Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons. For some years practised medicine at Amherst, Nova Scotia. In 1855 began his ... Tupper Sir Charles Hibbert 1855- Son Of Sir Charles Tupper
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(Lord Elgin era) Commissioner under Seigniorial Tenure law, 186. ... Turgiss Father Charles
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit missionary at Miscou, 234. (Bishop Laval era) Dies of plague, 62. ... Turner Philip
Entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company about 1779, and carried out important surveys for the Company. Stationed at Cumberland House in 1789, and while there gave David Thompson instruction in practical astronomy. Between 1790 and 1792 made a ... Tuscarora Indians
A tribe of the Iroquois family, dwelling chiefly in North Carolina. In 1722 they were adopted into the league of the Iroquois in New York, forming the sixth nation. There are now a few hundreds living on the Six Nations Reserve, Grand River, Ontario. ... Twelve Resolutions
Presented by Joseph Howe before the Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1837. They embody those principles of constitutional government for which he so long and strenuously contended. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Presented by Howe, 39; his speech, 39-40, 41; pas...