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
=Head, Sir Francis Bond= (1793-1875). Served in Royal Engineers at
Waterloo; travelled in South America, 1825-1826; appointed
lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1835-1837; made privy councillor,
1867. =Index=: =Mc= Governor of Upper Canada, states his position on
responsible government, 22; Durham says he purposely invited rebellion,
23; his instructions on taking office, 263; makes public a confidential
despatch, 280; arrives in Canada, 291; his appointment, 291; states his
position, 293; appoints three executive councillors, 294; Council
resigns, 294; his views of responsibility, 295; censured by committee of
the House, 296; House adopts the report, 297; refuses supplies, 297; he
replies to address of deputation, 298; deputation's reply, 300; appoints
four new councillors, 300; schooled by Lord Glenelg, 301; joins Family
Compact, 302; dissolves the House, 303; refuses assent to money bills,
303; interferes in elections, 304; insults Glenelg, 304; denounces
Robert Baldwin, 305; quarrels with imperial commission of inquiry, 305;
refuses to obey Lord Glenelg, 307; W. J. Rattray on, 307; his success in
the elections, 308; unscrupulous influence in, 309; Lord Durham on, 309;
some of his addresses, 313; charged with undue influence in, 313;
sustained by partisan House, 314; refuses offer of troops, 353; invites
revolt, 354, 355; prepares to escape, 364; sends flag of truce, 368;
offers reward for Mackenzie's apprehension, 380; orders burning of
property, 381; seeks Mackenzie's extradition, 415. =Sy= Recall of, 109.
=BL= Comes as governor, 16, 32; his appointment, 35; his character, 36;
his arrival in Toronto, 37; relations with the Reformers, 37; appoints
Baldwin, Rolph, and Dunn to the Council, 38; their resignation, 41;
quarrels with Reform party, 41-42; dissolves Assembly and throws his
influence on Tory side in the elections, 41-42; wins the election, 42;
his Tory Parliament, 62; attitude towards colonial self-government, 64;
Draper a member of his Council, 77; compared to Bagot, 151. =R= His
instructions, 112; his conciliatory promises not fulfilled, 113; end of
his administration, 114; advances funds to Upper Canada Academy,
142-143. =E= An unfortunate choice as governor, 1; and the Upper Canada
Rebellion, 22. =Bib.=: Works: _Narrative_; _The Emigrant_; _Journeys in
the Pampas and Andes_; _Life of Bruce, the Traveller; Life of Burgoyne_.
For biog., _see_ Morgan, _Cel. Can._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._; Read,
_Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada_ and _Rebellion of 1837_; Dent,
_Can. Por._ and _Upper Canadian Rebellion_; Lizars, _Humours of '37_;
Fitz Gibbon, _A Veteran of 1812_; Robinson, _Sir John Beverley
Robinson_; Ryerson, _Story of my Life_; Egerton and Grant, _Canadian
Constitutional Development_; Durham, _Report_; _Lord Glenelg's
Despatches to Sir F.B. Head_, London, 1839.
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