The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
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The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
Canada -- Biography; Canada -- History
=Drummond, Lewis Thomas= (1813-1882). Born in Londonderry, Ireland. Came
to Canada with his mother, 1825. Educated at Nicolet College; studied
law, and called to the bar, 1836. Elected to the Assembly for Montreal,
1843, but prevented from taking his seat by the dissolution of the
Assembly. Defeated in the general election that followed, but in the
same year elected for Portneuf. Held office in the La Fontaine-Baldwin
ministry as solicitor-general for Lower Canada, 1848-1851, and became
attorney-general for Lower Canada in the Hincks-Morin government, 1851.
Held office under various administrations until 1856, when he resigned,
owing to a dispute over the leadership of the Assembly. Again took
office as attorney-general in the short-lived Brown-Dorion
administration, 1861, and as commissioner of public works in the
Macdonald-Dorion government, 1863. In the same year defeated for
re-election and retired from political life. Appointed a judge of the
Superior Court for Lower Canada, 1864. Retired, 1873. Died in Montreal.
=Index=: =E= One of the leaders of the Liberals in Lower Canada in 1851,
109; becomes attorney-general for Lower Canada in Hincks-Morin
government, 113; retains same portfolio in reconstructed ministry, 126;
and in MacNab-Morin ministry, 141; takes a leading part in settlement of
the Seigniorial Tenure, 186. =B= Enters George Brown's ministry, 102.
=Bib.=: Dent, _Last Forty Years_.
=Du Bois d'Égriseilles, Abbé J. B.= =L= Devotes his fortune to religious
work at Montreal, 135.
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