The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History Part 32

=Grant, Sir William= (1752-1832). Commanded volunteers at siege of Quebec, 1775; attorney-general of Canada, 1776; chief-justice of Chester, 1798; solicitor-general, 1799-1801; master of the Rolls, 1801-1817. =Index=: =Dr= Removed from judges.h.i.+p, returns to England and becomes Master of the Rolls, 184. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Grave, Jeanne.= =Ch= Daughter of Dupont-Grave, 47.

=Grave, Robert.= =Ch= Son of Dupont-Grave, accompanies Champlain on voyage of discovery, 34.

=Graves, Samuel= (1713-1787). British admiral. =Index=: =S= G.o.dfather of Simcoe, 15; commands naval force at Boston, 19. =Dr= Refuses to send transports to Quebec, 92. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Gray, John Hamilton= (1814-1889). Born in Bermuda. Entered political life in New Brunswick in 1850, and became a leading member of the provincial government. Took part in the negotiations leading up to Confederation, and sat in the first Dominion Parliament as member for the city of St. John. In 1872 appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia. =Index=: =T= Elected for St. John County, 1850, 10; his character and appearance, 13; deserts the Liberals, 13; joins the government, 18, 23; his course condemned, 24; member for St. John County, 30; becomes attorney-general, 41; delegate to Charlottetown Conference, 73; and to Quebec Conference, 77; Confederation candidate in St. John County, 85, 109; becomes Speaker of a.s.sembly, 114; elected to House of Commons, 1867, 131. =Bib.=: Hannay, _History of New Brunswick_.

=Gray, John Hamilton= (1811-1887). Born in Prince Edward Island. Entered the army, 1831, and served for twenty-one years, retiring 1852.

Returning to Prince Edward Island, elected to the provincial Legislature, and became premier in 1863. The following year presided at the Charlottetown Conference, and also attended the Quebec Conference.

Made a C. M. G., 1871. =Index=: =T= Chairman of Charlottetown Conference, 76; premier of Prince Edward Island, 77; delegate from Prince Edward Island to Quebec Conference, 77. =Bib.=: Campbell, _History of Prince Edward Island_.

=Gray, Robert= (1755-1806). American captain and explorer. =Index=: =D= Voyage to North-West Coast in 1787, 23; at Nootka, 1788-1789, 24; second voyage--enters mouth of Columbia River, May 11, 1792, 24; names the river, 24. =Bib.=: Bancroft, _History of the North-West Coast_; Laut, _Vikings of the Pacific_.

=Great Bear Lake.= In Northern Canada. Area 11,821 square miles.

Discovered by men of the North West Company, and a post established on or near the lake about 1800. Fort Franklin built on south-west sh.o.r.e, 1825, where Franklin wintered with Richardson and Back. Fort Confidence built by Dease and Simpson, 1873, at eastern end of Dease Bay, on the lake. =Index=: =MS= Area of, 39. =Bib.=: Franklin, _Second Expedition_; Simpson, _Narrative of Discoveries_; Bell, _Great Bear Lake_ (Geol.

Survey, 1899); Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.

=Great Lakes.= =WM= The domain of France, 18. _See also_ under names of the individual lakes. =Bib.=: Curwood, _The Great Lakes_; Channing, _Story of the Great Lakes_.

=Great Mohawk (Grand Agnie).= =F= Christian Mohawk leader, 246.

=Great Portage.= =Hd= Trade route to the interior, 163. _See_ Grand Portage.

=Great Slave Lake.= In Northern Canada. Area 10,719 square miles.

Discovered by Samuel Hearne (_q.v._), in 1771. A post built there, 1786, by Leroux and Grant, of the North West Company. Three years later Alexander Mackenzie pa.s.sed through the lake on his way to the mouth of the Mackenzie River. Visited later by many other explorers and fur traders, this being on the route to the far North and North-West.

=Index=: =MS= Discovered by Samuel Hearne, 3, 31; Leroux builds post on, 18; Mackenzie on, 35, 36, 48, 49; forts on, 54-55. =Bib.=: Hearne, _Journey to Coppermine_; Mackenzie, _Voyages_; Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.

=Great Western Railway.= Charter granted 1834, and renewed 1845.

Absorbed by the Grand Trunk in 1882. Ran from Hamilton to the international boundary opposite Detroit. =Index=: =E= Construction stimulated by provincial guarantee, 1849, 99. =Bib.=: Trout, _History of Canadian Railways_ in _Canada: An Ency._, vol. 2.

=Greeley, Horace= (1811-1872). American journalist. =Index=: =Mc= Editor of New York _Tribune_, 472; Mackenzie's friend, 473; his influence with Mackenzie, 474. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Green, Benjamin= (1713-1772). Accompanied the expedition against Louisbourg as secretary, 1745; remained there as government secretary until 1749; removed to Halifax, and appointed a member of the Council of Nova Scotia. Treasurer of the province for many years. Administrator of the government, 1776. =Bib.=: _Selections from the Public Doc.u.ments of Nova Scotia_, ed. by Akins.

=Greene, Nathanael= (1742-1786). =Dr= American general, watches Leslie's army in South Carolina, 197; dest.i.tute condition of his force, 204.

=Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Greenway, Thomas= (1838-1909). Born in Cornwall, England. Came to Canada with his parents, 1844. Educated at the public schools of Huron County, Ontario. Engaged in business for ten years at Centralia.

Defeated on two occasions for election to the House of Commons, but elected, 1875; did not offer for re-election. Removed to Manitoba, 1878, and engaged in farming. Elected to the a.s.sembly, 1879; leader of the Liberal opposition, 1887; premier, 1888; his government defeated, 1899.

Elected to the House of Commons, 1904. Appointed a member of the Dominion Railway Commission, 1898. =Bib.=: Begg, _History of the North-West_; Morgan, _Can. Men_.

=Gregory, John=. Born in England. Came to Montreal, and engaged in the fur trade. a.s.sociated with A. N. McLeod, Alexander Mackenzie, Peter Pangman, and others, in opposition to the North West Company. =Index=: =MS= In opposition to North West Company, 10, 11; his share as partner of North West Company, 58. =Bib.=: Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_.

=Gregory, William=. The first chief-justice of the province of Quebec.

His commission bears date August 24, 1764; succeeded by William Hey, September 25, 1766.

=Grenville, George Leveson-Gower, second Earl= (1815-1891). Entered Parliament, 1836; secretary for foreign affairs, 1851-1852, 1870-1874, 1880-1885; colonial secretary, 1868-1870 and 1886. =Index=: =Md= Colonial secretary, his part in the transfer of North-West Territories to Canada, 157. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Grenville, William Wyndham, Baron= (1759-1834). Entered Parliament, 1782; paymaster-general, 1783; Speaker of the House of Commons, 1789; created Baron Grenville, 1790; secretary for foreign affairs, 1791; first lord of the treasury, 1806. =Index=: =Dr= Succeeds Sydney in colonial office, 248; sends out draft bill for better government of the province, 248. =S= Sends draft of Const.i.tutional Act to Lord Dorchester, 2. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Grenville, Thomas= (1755-1846). =Dr= Accompanies Oswald to Paris to discuss terms of peace, 192. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Grey, Charles, second Earl= (1764-1845). Distinguished British statesman, noted particularly for his connection with the first Reform Bill. =Sy= Becomes prime minister, 25; resigns, 45. =Mc= W.L.

Mackenzie's opinion of, 221; favours amnesty for Mackenzie, 478; Mackenzie's letter to, 479. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._; Grey, _Life of Lord Grey_.

=Grey, Henry George, third Earl= (1802-1894). Secretary for the colonies, 1830-1833; secretary for war, 1835-1841; succeeded to the earldom, 1845; again secretary for the colonies, 1846-1852. =Index=: =E= Colonial secretary, 13; on Metcalfe's mistaken policy, 36; Elgin's letters to, 54-55; persuades Elgin to retain governor-generals.h.i.+p, 77; and the Clergy Reserves, 164-165. =BL= Colonial secretary--his att.i.tude towards Canada, 267-272; Baldwin's reference to, 268-269; sanctions representative government, but with a reservation, 273; his instructions to Elgin, 274; Elgin's letter to, 285. =Md= Friendly att.i.tude towards responsible government, 33; his despatch to Sir John Harvey on responsible government, 33; text of the despatch, 47-50. =W= His despatch on money grants, 1847, 96; on colonial administration, 113; disallows Hemp Bounties Bill, 118. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, fourth Earl= (1851- ). Born Howick, England. Educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Member of British House of Commons, 1880-1886; administrator of Rhodesia, 1896-1897; director of British South Africa Company, 1898-1904. Succeeded Lord Minto as governor-general of Canada, 1904.

=Bib.=: _Hubert Hervey: a Memoir_. For biog., _see Who's Who_.

=Grey, Sir Charles Edward= (1785-1865). Educated at Oxford University; called to the bar, 1811; commissioner in bankruptcy, 1817; judge of the Supreme Court of Madras, 1820; knighted, 1820; sent to Canada as one of three commissioners to investigate causes of prevailing discontent, 1835; elected to the House of Commons, 1838; governor of the Barbados, 1841-1846; governor of Jamaica, 1847-1853. =Index=: =P= Royal Commissioner, sent to Canada with Lord Gosford and Sir George Gipps in 1835, 111. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Greywell Hill.= =Dr= Hamps.h.i.+re residence of Lord Dorchester, 307.

=Grisler, Charles.= =S= Shot for desertion, 73.

=Griffon.= =F= Vessel built by La Salle and lost in Lake Michigan, 159.

=Grignan, de.= =F= Son-in-law of Mme. de Sevigne, a candidate for governors.h.i.+p of Canada, 65.

=Grondines.= =WM= French vessels retreat to, 152.

=Groseilliers.= _See_ Chouart.

=Guelph.= A city of Western Ontario, situated on the Speed River, in the county of Wellington. Founded by John Galt (_q.v._), 1827. =Bib.=: Lizars, _Days of the Canada Company_.

=Guernsey.= =Bk= Island of, birthplace of Brock, 1-6.

=Guerriere.= =Bk= British s.h.i.+p taken by the _Const.i.tution_, 284.

=Guers, Jean-Baptiste.= =Ch= Accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 1620, 121.

=Gugy, Conrad= (1730-1786). Born at the Hague; son of a Swiss officer in the Dutch service. Educated for the engineers; disposed of his commission and settled in Quebec. Subsequently secretary to Sir Frederick Haldimand and a member of the Legislative and Executive Councils. =Index=: =Hd= Swiss, Haldimand's secretary, 62; his tomb, 345.

=Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._

=Gugy, Conrad Augustus.= Educated at Cornwall under John Strachan.

Served for a time in the army; afterwards studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada. Elected a member of the a.s.sembly. Led the troops at the a.s.sault of St. Eustache. Subsequently adjutant-general and commissioner of police. =Index=: =P= Defends the government in the a.s.sembly, 1835, 101-102; on French-Canadian grievances, 103; a major in the militia, 103; serves with Colborne at St. Eustache in 1837, 103; advocates native-born ministry, 196. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Christie, _History of Lower Canada_.

=Guienne Regiment.= =WM= Soldier of saves Captain Ochterlony, mortally wounded, from being scalped, 142; Wolfe wishes to reward him, but reward declined by Vaudreuil, 145; ordered to Heights of Abraham, 160; unwise withdrawal of, from Plains of Abraham, 184; in battle of Ste. Foy, 257.

=Bib.=: Parkman, _Montcalm and Wolfe_; Wood, _The Fight for Canada_; Bradley, _Fight with France_.

=Guilbault.= =Ch= Merchant, a.s.sists in taking Fort St. Pierre, 236.

=Guilford, Frederick North, second Earl of= (1732-1792). Entered Parliament, 1754; chancellor of the exchequer 1767; premier, 1770; resigned in 1783. =Index=: =Dr= On Quebec Act, 66; defeat of his government, 191. =Hd= His difficulty with settlers at Vincennes, 92; burnt in effigy, 97; Haldimand's letters to, 259, 265; his idea of a military settlement in the Eastern Towns.h.i.+ps, 264. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat.

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