A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time by Rose
1877. This work has been exhaustively and very favorably reviewed by Dr.
Carpenter of the London University. See _Nature_, June 13th and 27th,
Chapters
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- introduction of many other distinguished families in every department of Ch.2
- 1647. There were three brothers, Petrus, Balthazer and Nicholas; one Ch.3
- 1874. His diaconate he spent in Massachusetts, preaching in several Ch.4
- 1873. The doctor has taken an interest in various companies, and is at Ch.5
- 1834. His father, Matthew MacFarlane, was born in the parish of Dramore, Ch.6
- 1. Moved by Henry Stuart, seconded by Gédéon Ouimet, M.P.P., Ch.7
- 2. Moved by Andrew Robertson, seconded by C. A. Leblanc, That as Ch.8
- 3. Moved by the Honourable T. J. J. Loranger, seconded by J. C. Ch.9
- 1. Moved by J. H. Filion, seconded by Mr. Boisseau, that Mr. Ch.10
- 2. Moved by Mr. Wilfrid Prévost, seconded by J. A. H. Mackay, Ch.11
- 3. Moved by J. A. H. Mackay, seconded by J. H. Filion, That the Ch.12
- 1853. Judge Berthelot was appointed in 1875, as above mentioned. In Ch.13
- 1878. The 18th being nomination day in Manitoba, and the news reaching Ch.14
- 1840. On the 4th of January, 1839, Mr. Allison addressed a letter to the Ch.15
- 1873. Judge Senkler was educated by his father, and commenced life in Ch.16
- 1874. In the same year he was articled to W. A. Ross, then barrister in Ch.17
- 1885. Mr. Falconbridge is a pronounced and steadfast Conservative in Ch.18
- 1886. Judge Kelly is a Roman Catholic, and was married, first, in Ch.19
- 1884. Dr. Reddy held many offices of the highest trust and honour in Ch.20
- 1837. He is the third son of Michael Spurr Harris and Sarah Ann Troop. Ch.21
- 1882. He is a member of the New Brunswick Medical Society and of the Ch.22
- 1880. He still continues his membership in, and is physician to, each of Ch.23
- Introduction to the Talmud,” displayed a deep and broad acquaintance Ch.24
- 1841. His father, John Alward, a successful agriculturist, was the son Ch.25
- 1839. He is son of Thomas Harrison, by his wife Elizabeth Coburn, and Ch.26
- 1840. After a three years’ course at the Grand Seminary he was, on the Ch.27
- 1732. He was a staunch and persistent friend and advocate of political Ch.28
- 1827. In 1831, he was ordained a minister of the Presbyterian church, Ch.29
- 1834. His father, John Palmer, grandson of Gideon Palmer, a U. E. Ch.30
- 1825. By descent Dr. MacCallum is a pure Celt, being the son of John Ch.31
- 1863. The capitular degrees were received in the New Brunswick Royal Ch.32
- introduction of the English Medical Registration Act in 1860. He has Ch.33
- 1681. Since then the family has multiplied considerably, and is now Ch.34
- 1878. In 1882, Mr. Church was elected a member of the Nova Scotia Ch.35
- 1844. He is the fourth son of Charles G. Buller, of Campbellford, Ch.36
- 1840. His mother, Sarah Ann Williams, was born at Port Dover, Lake Erie Ch.37
- 1856. His father, Alexander Robb, the founder of the works he manages, Ch.38
- 1874. In 1859 Mr. Ross entered politics as a Liberal, and was returned, Ch.39
- 1812. His mother, Elizabeth Coulson, was a native of Stockton, near Ch.40
- 1772. His father, John Macdonald, of Allisary, and his mother, Ellen Ch.41
- 1851. He studied law in the office of Thomas Kirkpatrick, Q.C., of Ch.42
- 1874. Upon his removal to Orillia, he set to work to erect the handsome Ch.43
- 1837. His parents, William and Mary Smith, are both alive, and residing Ch.44
- 1875. Mrs. Archibald was re-appointed chief preceptress of Mount Allison Ch.45
- 1844. In the same year he was offered and declined the office of Ch.46
- 1855. His mother, Ann Evans, was a native of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Ch.47
- 1881. He was married again on 29th November to Miss Nealis, daughter of Ch.48
- 1876. He has travelled a good deal in Britain and on the continent of Ch.49
- 1876. Messrs. Angers and de Boucherville worked harmoniously together, Ch.50
- 1873. And Laval again, in 1878, presented him with the degree of LL.D. Ch.51
- 1872. The entrance of Mr. Mathieu into political life dates from that Ch.52
- 1870. By his first marriage he has three children, one son and two Ch.53
- introduction of denominational colleges, and their partial endowment by Ch.54
- 1880. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, whom he Ch.55
- 1750. His son, Pierre, was lord of the Seigniories of Rivière Ouelle and Ch.56
- 1883. He represented the Crown in Quebec with the late Judge Alleyn, at Ch.57
- introduction to Professor Pillans, who treated him very kindly and Ch.58
- 1873. He took first prizes throughout his course for Latin, Greek, Ch.59
- 1858. His brother, John W. Kerr, who was appointed county attorney and Ch.60
- 1887. In 1885, Mr. Shakespeare was elected to the presidency of the Ch.61
- 1866. In the Limestone City he found employment as a teacher, and for Ch.62
- 1846. The family, on the paternal side, came originally from the county Ch.63
- 1877. This work has been exhaustively and very favorably reviewed by Dr. Ch.64
- 1878. This enumeration does not include various papers published in the Ch.65
- 1884. He was chairman of the Western Judicial District Board of Ch.66
- 1814. He is a son of William Nyren Silver, of Port Lee, Hampshire, of Ch.67
- 1838. He went early into business, and only of late years relaxed his Ch.68
- 1886. He is also a member of the Board of Management of the Church Ch.69
- 1877. Mr. Kennedy was made a freeman of the city of St. John in 1839, Ch.70
- 1841. He is son of Robert Hopper, whose father came from Hamilton, Ch.71
- 1883. In 1879 he was appointed agent of the Commercial Union Assurance Ch.72
- 1833. He is the fourth son of Hon. Joseph Masson, a member of the Ch.73
- 1833. He is the second son of Michael Spurr Harris, who came to Moncton Ch.74
- 1882. He is representative in Quebec of the Grand Lodge of California Ch.75
- 1846. His father, John McConnell, served under Mr. Howard, of High Park, Ch.76
- 1880. He has been for some time a member of the Board of Education of Ch.77
- 1887. He leaves four sons. He was for many years the leading member of Ch.78
- 1841. About the time of Dr. Strachan’s appointment as councillor, began Ch.79
- 1856. In 1858 he was elected to the parliament of Canada, subsequently Ch.80
- 1878. His attention to the duties of his office won general approbation. Ch.81
- 1665. His grandfather, Stephen Jones, a graduate of Harvard College, was Ch.82
- 1865. Second, to Emma, daughter of Edward Albrough, of Halifax. Ch.83
- 1836. His parents were Robert McKnight and Eliza Gray. He received a Ch.84
- 1887. He was a son of John Torrance, in his lifetime one of the leading Ch.85
- 1845. His parents were Thomas E. Oulton and Elizabeth Carter, both Ch.86
- 1870. In 1880 he was appointed judge of probate for Hants county; and in Ch.87
- 1859. In the latter year he successfully contested the county of Ch.88
- 1810. Being poor working people, they were only able to give their son a Ch.89
- 1834. Mr. Moffat, the subject of our sketch, is the eldest son of this Ch.90
- introduction of responsible government, was reappointed to the Executive Ch.91
- 1835. The Synod appointed Dr. John Rae, principal of the Grammar school Ch.92
- 1879. He was elected leader of the government by the unanimous vote of Ch.93
- 1870. He took an active part in agitating for the construction of the Ch.94
- 1885. He is now a director of the Coaticook Cotton Company; of the Ch.95
- 1789. He was of Norman and Saxon descent, claiming kindred with Michael Ch.96
- 1739. His father and his father’s brothers were gentlemen of Ch.97
- 1882. His politics are Conservative, and though younger than the Ch.98
- 1865. Haliburton first became known as an author in 1829, when he Ch.99
- 1840. He was educated at Fredericton. Mr. Peck is the youngest son of Ch.100
- 1878. He sold his life insurance policy, some real estate, and, in fact, Ch.101
- 1844. He is of an old English family, his grandfather, whose name he Ch.102
- 1814. He was the only son of John Jennings, manufacturer, of that city. Ch.103
- 1873. After Confederation this office was merged in that of postmaster Ch.104
- 1884. Mr. Bowser is a member of the Masonic fraternity, was Chaplain of Ch.105
- 1881. He became a member of the Orange society in 1863, and continued a Ch.106
- 1760. Mr. Tourangeau’s great grandfather emigrated from La Touraine, Ch.107
- 1878. The manufacturing company, of which he is president, is a large Ch.108
- 1832. The case created great interest throughout England, and was Ch.109
- 1870. In the year 1881 Mr. Stevenson retired from the force with the Ch.110
- 1841. He is a member of a family for many generations resident at Ch.111
- 1826. His father was John Emmerson, who at an early age came from Ch.112
- 1881. He is also the author of a paper entitled, “Vinland,” an account Ch.113
- 1837. He is also a nephew of the late William Walker, advocate, of Ch.114
- 1843. His father was the late Major Pope, who was for many years Ch.115
- 1796. He was formally thanked by parliament. A succession of honors Ch.116
- 1837. The second had been a student in the office of this young lawyer, Ch.117
- 1850. His father, Richard Clarke, was a general merchant and flax buyer, Ch.118
- 1843. His father, William G. Archibald, was a native of the same county, Ch.119
- 1719. John is the fourth child, in a family of five, and was educated in Ch.120
- 1869. In 1870 he married Marie Malvina, third daughter of Francis Ch.121
- 1843. He received the honorary degree of M.A., in 1855, and of D.C.L., Ch.122
- 1860. On the 23rd May, 1862, he joined the British army as ensign, Ch.123
- 1818. Her mother, Mary Magdalen McKay, was born at St. Cuthbert, Quebec, Ch.124
- 1829. The family came to Canada in 1834, and settled in the city of Ch.125
- 1886. In this a monster chorus of over nine hundred voices, accompanied Ch.126
- 1884. Immediately thereafter steps were taken, by the same trustees, to Ch.127
- 1866. He held the office of master of Poyntz lodge, at Hantsport, from Ch.128
- 1842. His father was Alexander Shields, a farmer from Fifeshire, Ch.129
- 1880. He then entered the law office of his brother, Ernest Pacaud, well Ch.130
- 1819. His parents were James Kelly and Margaret Crosby, both natives of Ch.131
- 1766. The Lovitts have always been identified with the best interests of Ch.132
- 1857. Mr. Cartier was the only Lower Canadian minister who belonged to Ch.133
- introduction into New Brunswick, and for the past twenty years has been Ch.134
- 1862. In 1866 he married Helen E., daughter of Thomas Barlow, a member Ch.135
- 1862. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by Victoria Ch.136
- 1888. Dr. Courtney is tall, erect, and well formed. He has greyish blue Ch.137
- 1841. His ancestors came from France, and settled in the county of Ch.138
- 1869. Towards the close of the year 1869 he went to Switzerland, where, Ch.139
- 1820. His parents had come from Scotland several years before, and, if Ch.140
- 1885. In September, 1883, he went to Europe, and in the course of his Ch.141
- 1884. He was the son of J. B. Proulx and Magdalen Hébert. His great Ch.142
- 1872. His mother, Rosalind E. Bernard, was born in Montreal, educated at Ch.143
- 1838. The subject of this sketch was educated at St. Mary’s College, Ch.144
- 1873. Promoted brevet lieutenant-colonel in June, 1874, and appointed to Ch.145
- 1840. His ancestors emigrated from France, and were among the early Ch.146
- 1877. He has occupied a distinguished position at the bar; was elected Ch.147
- 1843. On his return he began the practice of his profession, and soon Ch.148
- 1886. At the close of 1887 he was appointed by the Imperial government Ch.149
- 1868. Being too young for ordination, he remained in the school, Ch.150
- 1872. In 1872 he received the degree of hon. M.A. from Trinity College, Ch.151
- 1878. He is a Roman Catholic in religion. He was married on the 12th Ch.152
- 1702. The bishop’s nephew, James Molony, of Kiltanon, the first Ch.153
- 1815. He is a son of John Haythorne, a wool merchant of Bristol, and who Ch.154
- 1873. The following autumn Mr. Haythorne was summoned to the Senate, and Ch.155
- 1875. Immediately upon entering into business, he obtained a large Ch.156
- 1877. The point was raised by J. Norman Ritchie, now one of the judges Ch.157
- introduction of responsible government into Canada for any length of Ch.158
- 1841. This gentleman took an active part in the troubles of 1837-’38, Ch.159
- 1854. Mr. Unsworth left four sons, one of whom, Joseph, is Ch.160
- 1875. He was also surgeon of police from 1863 to 1875. Besides these Ch.161
- 1873. He brought with him a stock of ready-made clothing, and shortly Ch.162
- 1822. His father was Robert Boak, of Shields, in the county of Durham, Ch.163
- 1809. He received his education at the Seminary of St. Hyacinthe, where, Ch.164
- 1826. From 1826 to 1830 he was director of St. James Grand Seminary at Ch.165
- 1866. In September of that year he retired with the rank of captain, and Ch.166
- 1823. In Nova Scotia, since confederation, the legal affairs of the Ch.167
- 1860. His career as a school trustee will not soon be forgotten, as it Ch.168
- 1600. His mother, Anne Whiteway, is descended from a Devonshire family Ch.169
- 1856. In 1857 he removed to Toronto, Ontario, being employed by Paterson Ch.170
- 1859. His parents were Theophile Chênevert and Mathilde Filteau. His Ch.171
- 1871. He spent the years 1872 and 1873 at Edinburgh, Scotland, and Ch.172
- 1829. His parents were Neil Sinclair and Mary McDougall, first of Ch.173
- 1832. He received part of his education in that town and also pursued Ch.174
- 1854. In 1856-7 he was provincial secretary, and became premier of the Ch.175
- 1878. He was inspector of the post offices of the Dominion of Canada in Ch.176
- 1846. He went through the elementary schools of his parish, then was Ch.177
- 1873. He then commenced business by opening a general store, which he Ch.178
- 2816. The result was similar throughout the province. Mr. Payzant took Ch.179
- 1850. He is a descendant of one of the oldest and most honorable Ch.180
- 1876. He was for some time a valued and progressive member of the city Ch.181
- 1775. The following verses, contributed by “E. L. M.,” a Ch.182
- 1878. Since then he has successfully practised his profession in Ch.183
- 1856. Complete withdrawal from mercantile cares for a year having Ch.184
- 1882. He has been prominently connected with various other societies and Ch.185
- 1857. In 1859 he went to the Red River settlement, where he remained Ch.186
- 1887. (See sketch of his life on page 40.) Ch.187