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
=Harvey, Sir John= (1778-1852). Entered the British army, and saw active
service in Holland, France, at the Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, India, and
Egypt. In 1812 deputy adjutant-general of the army in Canada, and
defeated the American generals Chandler and Winder at Stoney Creek. Took
part in the battles of Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie, and Chrystler's Farm. In
1815 aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, and fought at Waterloo. In
1837-1841 governor of New Brunswick; governor and commander-in-chief of
Newfoundland, 1841-1846; and governor of Nova Scotia, 1846-1852. Buried
at Halifax. =Index=: =Md= Governor of Nova Scotia, Grey's despatch on
responsible government, 33; text of the despatch, 47-50. =BL= Earl
Grey's despatch to, on responsible government in Nova Scotia, 269-272.
=H= Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 103; his broad views
on responsible government, 112-113; his correspondence with Earl Grey as
to proposed Intercolonial Railway, 124; his death, 143. =W= Succeeds Sir
Archibald Campbell as lieutenant-governor, 47; assents to Civil List
Bill, 47; on tenure of public office, 57, 113; his connection with the
Aroostook War, 135. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Lucas, _Canadian War of
1812_; Hannay, _History of New Brunswick_; Campbell, _History of Nova
Scotia_; Saunders, _Three Premiers of Nova Scotia_.
=Hatheway, George L.= =T= Chief commissioner of the Board of Works, New
Brunswick, 86; deserts the government and runs as opposition candidate
in York, 86; deserts Anti-Confederates, in 1866, 108.
=Haultain, Frederick William Gordon= (1857- ). Born in Woolwich,
England. Educated at Montreal High School, Peterborough Collegiate
Institute, and the University of Toronto. Called to the bar of Ontario,
1882; removed to the North-West Territories and settled at Fort McLeod,
1884. Elected to the North-West Council, 1887, and to the first
Territorial Assembly, 1888. Member of the Advisory Council, 1888;
Territorial premier, 1897; held office until the formation of the
provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905. =Bib.=: Begg, _History of
the North-West_; Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.
=Haviland, T. H.= (1822-1895). Born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island. Studied law and called to the bar of Prince Edward Island, 1846;
elected to the Assembly for Georgetown the same year; member of the
Legislative Council, 1870; colonial secretary in the provincial
government, 1859-1862, 1866-1867, 1870-1872; solicitor-general, 1865;
Speaker of the Assembly, 1863-1864; provincial secretary, 1873-1876;
called to the Senate, 1873; lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island,
1879. =Index=: =T= Delegate from Prince Edward Island to Quebec
Conference, 77. =Bib.=: Dent, _Can. Por._
=Hawke.= =B= His evidence on land grants in Upper Canada, 53-54.
=Hay, Charles.= =Hd= Imprisoned on charge of treason, 279.
=Hay, Jehu.= =Hd= Lieutenant-governor of Detroit, 158.
=Hay, Robert.= =Mc= Generosity of, 505.
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