See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

BART 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:

• BEVERLEY
• BEVERLEY, WILLIAM ROXBY (1814?-1889)

BEVERLEY See also:

• ROBINSON, EDWARD (1794–1863)
• ROBINSON, HENRY CRABB (1777–1867)
• ROBINSON, JOHN (1575–1625)
• ROBINSON, JOHN (1650-1723)
• ROBINSON, JOHN THOMAS ROMNEY (1792–1882)
• ROBINSON, MARY [" Perdita "] (1758–1800)
• BART SIR JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON
• ROBINSON, SIR JOSEPH BENJAMIN (1845– )
• ROBINSON, THEODORE (1852-1896)

ROBINSON  . (1791-1863), See also:

• CANADIAN

Canadian statesman and jurist, was the son of See also:

• CHRISTOPHER, SAINT (Christophorus, Christoferus)

Christopher See also:

• ROBINSON, EDWARD (1794–1863)
• ROBINSON, HENRY CRABB (1777–1867)
• ROBINSON, JOHN (1575–1625)
• ROBINSON, JOHN (1650-1723)
• ROBINSON, JOHN THOMAS ROMNEY (1792–1882)
• ROBINSON, MARY [" Perdita "] (1758–1800)
• ROBINSON, SIR JOHN BEVERLEY, BART
• ROBINSON, SIR JOSEPH BENJAMIN (1845– )
• ROBINSON, THEODORE (1852-1896)

Robinson (1764-1798), one of the See also:

• BAND

band known as See also:

• UNITED

United See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire See also:

• LOYALISTS

Loyalists, who came to See also:

• CANADA

Canada at the conclusion of the See also:

• AMERICAN

American Revolution . He was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BERTHIER, LOUIS ALEXANDRE

Berthier, See also:

• QUEBEC

Quebec, on the 26th of See also:

• JULY

July 1791, and studied under Dr 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:

• STRACHAN, JOHN (1778–1867)

Strachan, by whom his religious and See also:

• POLITICAL

political ideas were much influenced . He served with distinction at the beginning of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war of 1812, and later in the war was appointed acting See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney-See also:

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

general of Upper Canada . In 1815 he visited See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and read See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law at See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln's See also:

• INN

Inn . From 1818 till 1829 he was the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the Tory party in Upper Canada (the so-called " See also:

• FAMILY

Family Compact ") . In 1829 he became See also:

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

chief See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of Upper Canada, which position he held till shortly before his See also:

• DEATH

death on the 31st'of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1863 . Not one of his decisions was ever reversed on See also:

• APPEAL

appeal . In 1824 and again in 1839 he strongly advocated a federal See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union of See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America, and in 1839 opposed in Canada and the Canada See also:

• BILL

Bill the legislative union of the two Canadas See also:

• PRO

pro-posed by 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:

• DURHAM
• DURHAM, JOHN GEORGE LAMBTON, 1ST EARL OF (1792–1840)

Durham . In 1854 he was created a See also:

• BARONET

baronet of the United See also:

• KINGDOM

Kingdom and in 1855 a D.C.L. 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 University . His unbending Toryism rendered him a reactionary in politics, but his bitterest opponents admitted his sincerity and patriotism . Several of his sons See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose to See also:

• EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence, John See also:

• BEVERLEY
• BEVERLEY, WILLIAM ROXBY (1814?-1889)

Beverley Robinson (182o-1896) becoming a member of the Dominion ,See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament and See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-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:

• ONTARIO
• ONTARIO, LAKE

Ontario (188o-1887) .

Christopher Robinson (1828–1905) was for many years the acknowledged See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the Canadian See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

Bar . His See also:

• LIFE

Life, by his son, See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

Major-General C . W . Robinson, C.B . (See also:

• TORONTO

Toronto and See also:

• LONDON

London, 1904), gives a very favourable picture of the See also:

• FINE

fine old colonial See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

gentleman and loyalist . For a less favourable view see J . C . Dent, Canadian Portrait See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

Gallery, vol. iv . (Toronto, 1881) .