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ОглавлениеJOHN GRAVES SIMCOE, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
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Establishment of Upper Canada, 1791—Simcoe first Governor—Birth and early education—Eton—Oxford—Enters Army—Revolutionary War—Queen's Rangers—Campaigning in the Jerseys—Capitulation of Yorktown—Marriage—Member of Parliament for St. Maws, 1790—Canada in 1791—Government organized 1792—The Miami Forts affair—Visit to Brant—Government of St. Domingo, 1796—Portuguese Commission, 1806—Monument in Exeter Cathedral
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PETER RUSSELL, PRESIDENT.
Family connection—Secretary to Sir Henry Clinton—Residence on Palace Street—Russell Abbey—Land grants by the Administrator—Miss Russell—First Parliament Buildings—Slave holding in Canada—Russell Square
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PETER HUNTER, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Scottish descent—Military life—Service in Revolutionary War—Disciplines the officials—York Market established 1803—Provincial Bar established—Visit of Duke of Kent—Enlarging Parliament Buildings—Death and burial at Quebec
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ALEXANDER GRANT, PRESIDENT.
Born 1734—Enters Navy—Service in Canada, 1759—Enters the naval service of the lakes—First Commodore of western waters—Appointed Administrator—Judge Thorpe—Quarrels with the Assembly—Reports to Lord Castlereagh—Married, 1774—Descendants—Dies in 1813
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FRANCIS GORE, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Formerly Lieutenant-Governor of Bermuda—Born 1769—Related to Earl of Arran—Army life—Marries in 1803—Bermuda, 1804—Arrives at York, August 27th, 1806—Judge Thorpe's agitation—He enters Parliament—Government complains to Home Office—Judge Thorpe removed and sent to Sierra Leone—Surveyor-General Wyatt suspended—Recovers damages against Gore—Gore takes leave of absence 1811
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SIR ISAAC BROCK, PRESIDENT.
SIR ROGER HALE SHEAFFE, PRESIDENT.
SIR FRANCIS DE ROTTENBURG, PRESIDENT.
SIR GORDON DRUMMOND, PROVISIONAL LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
SIR GEORGE MURRAY, PROVISIONAL LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
SIR FREDERICK PHIPPS ROBINSON, PROVISIONAL LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Brock meets Legislature, February 3rd, 1812—War with United States—Falls at Queenston Heights October 13th, 1812—Sir Roger Sheaffe's military career—Takes command at Battle of Queenston Heights—Created Baronet in reward—Evacuation of York, April, 1813—Succeeded by Sir Gordon Drummond—Born, 1771, at Quebec—Serves in the Low Countries—Canada, 1813—Storming of Fort Niagara—Battle of Lundy's Lane—Attacks Fort Erie—Resigns, 1816—Death in 1854. Sir George Murray—Birth and education—Distinguished army life—Peninsular war—Canada in 1815—Arrives at York and takes oath of office—Leaves Canada—Governor of Edinburgh Castle, 1818—Sandhurst—Colonial Secretary under Duke of Wellington—Death, 28th July, 1846. Sir Frederick Phipps Robinson, Governor, July 1st, 1815—Related to Chief Justice Robinson—Serves till Governor Gore's return in 1816
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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR GORE.
(Second Administration.)
Governor Gore returns to Canada—Arrival at York—Address of welcome—Meets Parliament February 6th, 1816—Quarrels with Legislature—Retires April 18th, 1817—Deputy Teller of Exchequer, 1818—Club life—Friendship with Marquis of Camden—Dies November 3rd, 1852
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SAMUEL SMITH, ADMINISTRATOR
Born on Long Island, 1756—Serves in Revolutionary War—Joins Queen's Rangers—U. E. Loyalist—New Brunswick, 1792—Colonel of Rangers—Takes up land in Etobicoke—Executive Councillor, 1815—Administrator, 1818—Meets Parliament February 5th, 1818—Death, 1826
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SIR PEREGRINE MAITLAND, K.C.B., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born, 1777, in Hampshire—Enters army at fifteen—Serves in the Low Countries and Spain—Command of Brigade at Waterloo—Elopes with Lady Sarah Lennox—Forgiven by the Duke of Richmond—Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, January 3rd, 1818—Duke of Richmond Governor-General—Death of Duke of Richmond—Robert Fleming Gourlay prosecuted for libel and acquitted—Contest with Governor Maitland—Governor's residence at Stamford—William Lyon Mackenzie assails Government in Colonial Advocate—First copy inserted in Brock's Monument—Governor orders removal—Destruction of second Parliament Buildings—The destruction of the Mackenzie printing office—Action against rioters—Dispute with Assembly—Governor censured—Recall in 1828—Subsequent life
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SIR JOHN COLBORNE, K.C.B., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Educated at the Blue Coat School—Service in Holland, Egypt and Italy—Under Wellington, 1809—In Peninsular War—Marriage in 1814—In command of regiment at Waterloo—Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey—Canada in 1828—Addresses of dissatisfaction—Case of Francis Collins—Judge Willis—Removal by Governor Maitland—Mackenzie's Grievance Resolutions—Establishment of Upper Canada College—New Parliament Buildings, 1826—Assembly declares want of confidence, 1830—Governor approves of Ministers—Bitter party warfare—Dissolution of Parliament—Reformers defeated in elections—Mackenzie expelled from the House—Departs for England in 1832—Asiatic Cholera—Incorporation of Toronto—Mackenzie first Mayor—The Seventh Report on Grievances—Lord Goderich's answer—Governor retires—Leaves for England—Stopped at New York—Commander-in-Chief of Canada during Rebellion—England in 1839—Elevation to Peerage with life pension—The Ionian Islands—Commander-in-Chief of Ireland—Field-Marshall—Monument at Plymouth
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SIR FRANCIS BOND HEAD, BARONET, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born 1793—Serves on the Continent—Exploration in South America—Retired on half-pay—Poor Laws Commissioner—Marriage—Appointed Lieutenant-Governor—Arrival at Toronto—Meets Legislature—Communicates his instructions—Dissatisfaction of Assembly—Trouble as to the Legislative Councillors—Baldwin, Rolph and Dunn—Resignation of Executive Council—New Council appointed—Assembly protests—House dissolved—Elections of 1836—A victory for Government—Satisfaction of Home Government—Head rewarded with Baronetcy—Financial stringency—Head refuses to elevate Bidwell to Bench—Sends in resignation—Rebellion breaks out—Attack on Toronto—Defeat of rebels—Navy Island—Mackenzie's Provisional Government—Sir Francis leaves for England—Subsequent life in England
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SIR GEORGE ARTHUR, K.C.H., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Birth—Service in Italy and Egypt—Lieutenant-Governor of Honduras, 1814—Van Diemen's Land, 1823—Succeeds to Government of Canada—Lount-Mathews execution—Suppression of the Rebellion—Windmill and Windsor affairs—Retires 1841—Governor of Bombay—Subsequent Life in England
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RIGHT. HON. CHARLES EDWARD POULETT THOMSON, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Son of a London merchant—Born 1799—Mercantile career—Enters Parliament 1826—Vice-President Board of Trade 1830—Cabinet Minister 1835—Governor-General of Canada 1839—Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada—Session of 1839-40—Returns to Montreal—Created Baron Sydenham—Opens first parliament of United Canadas—Fatal accident—Death—Personal Characteristics
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MAJOR-GENERAL HENRY WILLIAM STISTED, C.B., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
First Governor after Confederation—Succeeds General Napier in military command—Service in Afghanistan and in Mutiny—Appointed July, 1867 Township of Stisted named after—Colonel of 93rd Highlanders—Dies, December, 1875
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HON. WILLIAM PEARCE HOWLAND, C.B., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Of Quaker descent—Born in New York—Emigrates to Canada—Merchant in Toronto Township—Member for West York, 1857—Minister of Finance, 1862—Receiver-General in Macdonald-Dorion Government—Postmaster-General and Finance Minister till Confederation—Succeeds General Stisted—Bay Verte Canal Commissioner—Business career
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HON. JOHN WILLOUGHBY CRAWFORD, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born in Ireland—Education for the law—Partnership with the Hon. Henry Sherwood and Mr. Hagarty—Lieutenant-Colonel in Militia—Member for East Toronto, 1861—Member for South Leeds, 1867—Appointed Lieutenant-Governor, 1873—Marriage and family—Death, 1875
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HON. DONALD ALEXANDER MACDONALD, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born at St. Raphael's—Contractor on Grand Trunk—Member for Glengarry, 1857—Postmaster-General in 1872—Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1878—Personal characteristics—Subsequent life—Dies 1896
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HON. JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Of U. E. Loyalist descent—Educated at Upper Canada College—Aide-de-camp to Sir Francis Head during Rebellion—Mission to Washington—Called to the Bar—Marriage—Municipal politics—Member for Toronto, 1858—President of Council, 1862—Member for Algoma, 1872, and Toronto, 1878—City Solicitor—Lieutenant-Governor, 1880—Personal characteristics—Sudden death—Hon. John H. Hagarty and Hon. John G. Spragge, Administrators
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HON. SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, K.C.M.G., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born in England—Enters Law Society—Partnership with Mr. John A. Macdonald—Alderman in Kingston—Bencher of Law Society, 1857—Legislative Councillor, 1858—Speaker of Council, 1863—Commissioner of Crown Lands—Senator, 1867—Postmaster-General—Treaty of Washington—Minister of Interior—Leader of Opposition in Senate, 1873—Receiver-General, 1878—Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1887—Dies 1892—Hon. Thomas Galt, Administrator
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HON. GEORGE AIREY KIRKPATRICK, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born at Kingston—Called to the Bar—Service in militia—Member for Frontenac, 1870—Parliamentary service—Speaker of Fifth Parliament—Director of Canadian Pacific Railway Company—Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1892—Social duties—Knighted 1897—Dies 1899—Col. Gzowski, Administrator
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HON. SIR OLIVER MOWAT, G.C.M.G., LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Born in Kingston—Admitted to Law Society—Articled to Mr. John A. Macdonald—Law partnership with Messrs. Burns & VanKoughnet—Alderman in 1857—Statute Commissioner, 1856—Member of Parliament for South Ontario, 1857—Secretary of State, 1858—Postmaster-General, 1863—Confederation Conference—Vice-Chancellor, 1864—Resigns 1872—Premier of Local House twenty-three years—Acquisition of New Ontario—Legal Reformer—Resigns from Provincial House, 1896—Minister of Justice—Lieutenant-Governor, 1897
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Autographs of Lieutenant-Governors and Administrators whose portraits do not appear in the volume
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