See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

FRANCIS See also:

• HINCKS, EDWARD (1792-1866)
• SIR FRANCIS HINCKS (1807-1885)

HINCKS (1807-1885)  , See also:

• CANADIAN

Canadian statesman, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• CORK
• CORK (perhaps through Sp. corcha from Lat. cortex, bark, but possibly connected with quercus, oak)
• CORK, RICHARD BOYLE

Cork, See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, the son of an Irish Presbyterian See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister . In 1832 he engaged in business in See also:

• TORONTO

Toronto, became a friend of See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• BALDWIN, JAMES MARK (1861– )
• BALDWIN, ROBERT (1804–1858)

Baldwin, and in 1835 was chosen to examine the accounts of the Welland See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

Canal, the management of which was being attacked by W . L . See also:

• MACKENZIE
• MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER (1822-1892)
• MACKENZIE, HENRY (1745-1831)
• MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER (c. 1755-1820)
• MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL (1847— )
• MACKENZIE, SIR GEORGE (1636-1691)
• MACKENZIE, SIR MORELL (1837-1892)
• MACKENZIE, WILLIAM LYON (1795-1861)

Mackenzie . This turned his See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• LIFE

life and in 1838 he founded the Examiner, a weekly See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper in the Liberal See also:

• INTEREST

interest . In 1841 he was elected M.P. for the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year was appointed inspector-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title then See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne by the See also:

• FINANCE

finance minister, but in 1843 resigned with Baldwin and the other ministers on the question of responsible See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government . In 1848 he again became inspector-general in the Baldwin-See also:

• LAFONTAINE, SIR LOUIS HIPPOLYTE, BART

Lafontaine See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry, and on their retirement in 1851 became premier of See also:

• CANADA

Canada, his See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief colleague being A . N . See also:

• MORIN, JEAN (latinized JOANNES MORINUS) (1591-1659)

Morin (1803-1865) . While premier he was prominent in the negotiations which led to the construction of the See also:

• GRAND

Grand See also:

• TRUNK (Fr. tronc, Lat. truncus, cut off, maimed)

Trunk railway, and in co-operation with See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• ELGIN

Elgin negotiated with the See also:

• UNITED

United States the See also:

• RECIPROCITY (Lat. reciprocus, returning back the same way, alternating, probably from re back and pro forward)

reciprocity treaty of 1854 . In the same year the See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter hostility of the " Clear Grits " under See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

Brown compelled his resignation, and he was prominent in the formation of the Liberal-Conservative Party . In 1855 he was chosen See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• BARBADOS, or BARBADOES

Barbados and the Windward Islands, and subsequently governor of See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GUIANA (Guyana, Guayana')

Guiana .

In 1869 he was created K.C.M.G. and returned to Canada, becoming till 1873 finance minister in the See also:

• CABINET

cabinet of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• MACDONALD, FLORA (1722—1790)
• MACDONALD, GEORGE (1824-1905)
• MACDONALD, JACQUES ETIENNE JOSEPH
• MACDONALD, JOHN SANDFIELD (1812-1872)
• MACDONALD, LAWRENCE (1799-1878)
• MACDONALD, SIR HECTOR ARCHIBALD (1852-1903)
• MACDONALD, SIR JOHN ALEXANDER (1815-1891)

Macdonald . In See also:

• FEBRUARY

February of that year he resigned, but continued to take an active See also:

• PART

part in public life . In 1879 the failure of the Consolidated See also:

• BANK

Bank of Canada, of which he was See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president, led to his being tried for issuing false statements . Though found guilty on a technicality (see See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of the Canadian Bankers' Association, See also:

• APRIL

April 1906) See also:

• JUDGMENT

judgment was suspended, his See also:

• PERSONAL

personal See also:

• CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit remained unimpaired, and he continued to take part in the discussion of public questions till his See also:

• DEATH

death on the 18th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1885 . His writings include: The Political See also:

• HISTORY

History of Canada between r84o and 1855 (1877); The Political Destiny of Canada (1878), and his Reminiscences (1884) .