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
=Fisheries Question.= =Md= Rights of American fishermen expire with
denunciation of Reciprocity Treaty, 166; the fishermen reluctant to
abandon former rights, 167; Canada's exclusive right to the inshore
fisheries recognized by Britain, 173; reciprocal trade proposed by
Canada as equivalent for the fishing rights, but rejected by Americans,
174; latter propose $1,000,000 for rights in perpetuity, 174; Macdonald
objects to any such arrangements, 174-175; Americans offer limited
reciprocity, 181; acceptable to British commissioners except Macdonald,
181-182; arbitration proposed by United States commissioners, 182;
Macdonald's dilemma, 183-185; opposition to treaty in Canada, 185;
Halifax Award, 190. =E= Under the Treaty of 1854, 198-200. =Bib.=:
Isham, _Fishery Question, its Origin, History and Present Situation_;
Bourinot, _Fishery Question, its Imperial Importance_; Elliott, _United
States and the North-Eastern Fisheries_; Ricci, _Fisheries Dispute and
Annexation to Canada_.
=Fitzgerald, Edward.= =B= On agricultural possibilities of North-West
Territories. 214.
=FitzGibbon, James= (1780-1863). Born in Ireland. Joined the Tarbert
Fencibles, 1798; served in Holland the following year, and in 1801
present at the battle of Copenhagen. The same year came to Canada with
the 49th Regiment, and served under Brock with distinction in the War of
1812. In command of the British at Beaver Dam. In 1822 appointed
assistant adjutant-general; and in 1827 clerk of the House of Assembly.
Commissioned as colonel of the second West York Regiment 1831, and took
an active part in the suppression of the Rebellion of 1837. Returned to
England, where in 1850 made a military knight of Windsor. =Index=: =Bk=
Describes gallant conduct of Savery Brock at Egmont-op-Zee, 18-20; his
reminiscences of Brock, 66-67. =Sy= Made clerk of Legislative Council,
334. =Mc= Defeats rebels at Montgomery's farm, 379. =Bib.=: FitzGibbon,
_A Veteran of 1812_; Lucas, _Canadian War of 1812_; Dent, _Upper
Canadian Rebellion_; Read, _Rebellion of 1837_; Lizars, _Humours of
'37_; Morgan, _Cel. Can._
=Fitzherbert, Mrs.= =Hd= Haldimand's opinion of, 335.
=Fitzmaurice, Lord Edward.= =Dr= On Germain, 170.
=Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles= (1853- ). Born in Quebec. Educated at Laval
University; studied law, and called to bar, 1876; chief counsel for
Louis Riel, 1885, and took part in several other famous trials;
represented Quebec County in provincial Assembly, 1890-1896; and in
House of Commons, 1896-1906; solicitor-general, 1901; minister of
justice, 1901-1906; chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, 1906.
=Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.
=Five Nations.= =Hd= Post at Oswego to be established for, 142; allies
of the British, 148; their rights respected, 166. _See_ Iroquois.
=Flag Incident.= =L= In siege of Quebec, 230. =F= In siege of Quebec,
295-298.
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