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
=Galinée, René de Bréhant de.= A member of a noble family of Brittany;
came to Canada in 1668. With his fellow-Sulpician, Dollier de Casson
(_q.v._), carried out an important exploration in 1669-1670, from
Montreal up the St. Lawrence, and around the south shore of Lake Ontario
to Burlington Bay; thence to the Grand River, which they descended to
Lake Erie, where they wintered. In March, 1670, they continued their
journey along the north shore, passed through Lake St. Clair, and
coasting the south side of Manitoulin Island, reached Sault Ste. Marie,
where they found Marquette and Dablon. They returned to Montreal by way
of Lake Nipissing and the Ottawa. Galinée's narrative of the journey was
sent home to the king. He himself returned to France in 1671. =Index=:
=L= With Dollier, plants the cross on shores of Lake Erie, 11; arrives
from France as missionary, 105; on Lake Erie, 108; La Salle accompanies
him to Niagara, 148. =Bib.=: _Exploration of the Great Lakes,
1669-1670_: _Galinée's Narrative and Map_, ed. by James H. Coyne (Ont.
Hist. Soc., 1903).
=Gallatin, Albert= (1761-1849). American statesman. =Bk= United States
secretary of the treasury, 81, 108. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._; Adams,
_Writings of Albert Gallatin_; Adams, _Life of Gallatin_.
=Galleran, Guillaume.= =Ch= Récollet priest, 149.
=Gallicanism.= =L= Cause of difficulty between the court of France and
the pope, 184, 201.
=Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch= (1817-1893). Son of John Galt (_q.v._).
Elected to the Legislature, 1849, for Sherbrooke. Dropped out of public
life for several years, but in 1853 again elected for Sherbrooke. Took
an active part in the movement leading up to Confederation; a member of
several administrations before and after Confederation; high
commissioner in Great Britain, 1880-1883. =Index=: =Md= Declines task of
forming a ministry, 86; becomes minister of finance in Cartier-Macdonald
administration, 86; speaks in favour of Confederation, 96; goes to
England with Cartier and Rose to secure approval of British government
to proposed union, 97; one of commissioners sent to England in 1865 to
confer with Imperial government on Confederation, defence, reciprocity,
etc., 120-121; minister of finance in first Dominion ministry, 134;
resigns, 1867, and succeeded by Rose, 136; introduces high tariff
(1859), 218; his protection policy supported by Macdonald, 219;
appointed high commissioner, 227. =T= Makes Confederation a Cabinet
question, 63; delegate to Charlottetown Conference, 74-75; to Quebec
Conference, 76; presented to the queen, 124; minister of finance in
first Dominion ministry, 129, 130. =B= Asked by Sir Edmund Head to form
government, declines, 106, 133; favours federal union, 106; takes
Cayley's place in Macdonald-Cartier government, 107; advocates in 1858
federal union of all British North American provinces, 132-133; pledges
Cartier government to federal union policy, 133; mission to England,
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