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
=Grey, Henry George, third Earl= (1802-1894). Secretary for the
colonies, 1830-1833; secretary for war, 1835-1841; succeeded to the
earldom, 1845; again secretary for the colonies, 1846-1852. =Index=: =E=
Colonial secretary, 13; on Metcalfe's mistaken policy, 36; Elgin's
letters to, 54-55; persuades Elgin to retain governor-generalship, 77;
and the Clergy Reserves, 164-165. =BL= Colonial secretary--his attitude
towards Canada, 267-272; Baldwin's reference to, 268-269; sanctions
representative government, but with a reservation, 273; his instructions
to Elgin, 274; Elgin's letter to, 285. =Md= Friendly attitude towards
responsible government, 33; his despatch to Sir John Harvey on
responsible government, 33; text of the despatch, 47-50. =W= His
despatch on money grants, 1847, 96; on colonial administration, 113;
disallows Hemp Bounties Bill, 118. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._
=Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, fourth Earl= (1851- ). Born Howick,
England. Educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Member of British House of Commons, 1880-1886; administrator of
Rhodesia, 1896-1897; director of British South Africa Company,
1898-1904. Succeeded Lord Minto as governor-general of Canada, 1904.
=Bib.=: _Hubert Hervey: a Memoir_. For biog., _see Who's Who_.
=Grey, Sir Charles Edward= (1785-1865). Educated at Oxford University;
called to the bar, 1811; commissioner in bankruptcy, 1817; judge of the
Supreme Court of Madras, 1820; knighted, 1820; sent to Canada as one of
three commissioners to investigate causes of prevailing discontent,
1835; elected to the House of Commons, 1838; governor of the Barbados,
1841-1846; governor of Jamaica, 1847-1853. =Index=: =P= Royal
Commissioner, sent to Canada with Lord Gosford and Sir George Gipps in
1835, 111. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._
=Greywell Hill.= =Dr= Hampshire residence of Lord Dorchester, 307.
=Grisler, Charles.= =S= Shot for desertion, 73.
=Griffon.= =F= Vessel built by La Salle and lost in Lake Michigan, 159.
=Grignan, de.= =F= Son-in-law of Mme. de Sévigné, a candidate for
governorship of Canada, 65.
=Grondines.= =WM= French vessels retreat to, 152.
=Groseilliers.= _See_ Chouart.
=Guelph.= A city of Western Ontario, situated on the Speed River, in the
county of Wellington. Founded by John Galt (_q.v._), 1827. =Bib.=:
Lizars, _Days of the Canada Company_.
=Guernsey.= =Bk= Island of, birthplace of Brock, 1-6.
=Guerrière.= =Bk= British ship taken by the _Constitution_, 284.
=Guers, Jean-Baptiste.= =Ch= Accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 1620, 121.
=Gugy, Conrad= (1730-1786). Born at the Hague; son of a Swiss officer in
the Dutch service. Educated for the engineers; disposed of his
commission and settled in Quebec. Subsequently secretary to Sir
Frederick Haldimand and a member of the Legislative and Executive
Councils. =Index=: =Hd= Swiss, Haldimand's secretary, 62; his tomb, 345.
=Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._
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