=Hopson, Peregrine Thomas.= Early entered the army and advanced rapidly. Commander-in-chief of Louisbourg, when the place was restored to the French, 1649. Came to Halifax and appointed a member of the Council. Governor of Nova Scotia, 1752; went to England, 1753. Raised to the rank of major general, 1757. Commanded an expedition against the French West India Islands, 1758; died before Guadaloupe, 1759. =Bib.=: Campbell, _History of Nova Scotia_; _Selections from the Public Documents of Nova Scotia_, ed. by Akins. =Hornwork.= =WM= A strong defence on left bank of St. Charles River, 207; panic among troops crowding into, 207. =Hospital Nuns.= =WM= Take refuge in the General Hospital, 115. =Hosta, Captain d'.= =F= Killed at Laprairie, 312. =Hôtel-Dieu Nuns.= =WM= Take refuge in General Hospital, and render assistance there, 153; return to their convent, 237. =Hoüel, Louis, Sieur du Petit-Pré.= =Ch= Consulted by Champlain as to obtaining missionaries for Canada, 83; assisted in forming Company of New France, 168; made director, 170. =House of Assembly.= =Hd= British government prepared to grant, 174; Haldimand not favourable to, as matters stood, 195. =Dr= Of Lower Canada, agitation for, by English residents, 55, 60; opposition to by seigniors, 55; indifference of _habitants_, 55; Carleton's views on, 56; not provided for in Quebec Act, 64; meeting of, 269. =W= In New Brunswick, early character of, 6. =Houssart.= =L= Devoted servant of Bishop Laval, 251; details furnished by, 251-253. =How, Edward.= Member of the Council of Nova Scotia, 1744. Took part in the affair at Mines under Colonel Noble, 1747; severely wounded and taken prisoner, but afterwards exchanged. Confidential agent of the government in dealing with the Indians. Treacherously murdered by Indians, it is said, at the instigation of Le Loutre. =Bib.=: _Selections from the Public Documents of Nova Scotia_, ed. by Akins. =Howard, Joseph.= =Dr= Accused in connection with Walker affair, 36; tried and acquitted, 38. =Howard, Lady Maria.= =Dr= Carleton marries, 75; characteristics of, 77. =Howe, George Augustus, third Viscount= (1724-1758). Came to Halifax, 1757, in command of 60th Regiment. Transferred to command of 55th same year, and promoted brigadier-general. Accompanied Abercromby to Lake George, 1758, and fell July 8, while leading his men in a skirmish at Fort Ticonderoga. _See_ Abercromby; Ticonderoga. =Index=: =Hd= Killed at Ticonderoga, 18, 21. =Bib.=: Smith, _Our Struggle for the Fourteenth Colony_; Parkman, _Montcalm and Wolfe_; Bradley, _Fight for North America_; _Cyc. Am. Biog._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._ =Howe, John.= =H= Father of Joseph Howe; a United Empire Loyalist, 1; his son's tribute to his memory, 1-2, 4; his marriages, 2; becomes king's printer and postmaster-general, 3; educates his son, 3; his character, 4; religious views, 279.