The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History Part 34

=Hamilton, Pierce Stevens= (1826-1893). Studied law, and called to the bar, 1851. Entered journalism, and edited _Acadian Recorder_, 1853-1861.

Appointed chief commissioner of mines for Nova Scotia. An early advocate of Confederation. =Index=: =B= Advocates Confederation, 129. =T= His views on union of the colonies, 65-66. =Bib.=: Works: _Union of the Colonies of British North America_; _Feast of Ste. Anne and other Poems_.

=Hamilton, Robert.= =S= Member of Legislative Council, 79; accused by Simcoe of "republicanism," 97; visits England and takes legal advice respecting land matters in Upper Canada, 103; his house at Queenston, 179; entertains Prince Edward, 184; appointed lieutenant of county of Lincoln, 198.

=Hammond, George= (1763-1853). =S= British minister at Philadelphia, consulted by Simcoe on the situation, 134, 144. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat.

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=Hampton, Sir John Somerset Pakington, first Baron= (1799-1880). Sat for Droitwich in British Parliament, 1837-1874; secretary for war and colonies, 1852; first lord of Admiralty, 1858 and 1866; secretary for war, 1867-1868. =Index=: =E= Opposes the secularization of Clergy Reserves, 165, 166, 167. =B= And the Clergy Reserves, 59. =Bib.=: _Dict.

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=Hanc.o.c.k.= =Bk= Private of 41st, first man killed in War of 1812, 236.

=Hanc.o.c.k's House.= =S= Skirmish at, 24.

=Handy, Henry S.= =Mc= Commander of "patriot" army, 427; quarrels with "General" Sutherland, 427; occupies Sugar Island, 428; put to flight, 428; forms new plot to revolutionize Canada, 437; its extent, 438; failure of, 439. =Bib.=: Dent, _Upper Canadian Rebellion_.

=Hanington, Daniel= (1804-1889). Sat for over half a century in one or other of the branches of the New Brunswick Legislature. Elected to a.s.sembly, 1834, for Westmoreland, which he represented up to 1862. A member of the Executive Council under Sir Edmund Head; Speaker of the a.s.sembly for several years; appointed to the Legislative Council, 1867, and president of that body, 1883-1886. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; Hannay, _History of New Brunswick_.

=Hanington, Daniel Lionel= (1835-1909). Born at Shediac, New Brunswick.

Called to the bar, 1861; in 1870 entered the New Brunswick a.s.sembly, representing Westmoreland until 1874; and reelected, 1878; member of the Executive Council, 1878; premier of the province, 1882; resigned, 1883.

In 1892 appointed a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick.

=Index=: =T= Elected Speaker of New Brunswick a.s.sembly, 30. =Bib.=: Hannay, _History of New Brunswick_.

=Hanks, Captain.= =Bk= Surrenders Michilimackinac, 211; killed at Detroit, 255.

=Hanna, James.= =D= Voyage of 1785, 22; on enormous profits of sea-otter trade, 22.

=Hanna, Michael= (1821-1882). Born in Ireland. Came to Canada, 1839, and completed his studies at St. Mary's College. Ordained to the priesthood, 1845. Held various charges in Nova Scotia. Subsequently became vicar-general of the diocese of Halifax and archbishop, 1877. Died in Halifax.

=Harding, James A.= =T= Returned for St. John, 25, 30, 43.

=Hardy, Arthur Sturgis= (1837-1899). Born at Mount Pleasant, Ontario.

Studied law, and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1865; practised his profession at Brantford; Q. C., 1876. Elected to the Ontario Legislature, 1873; provincial secretary, 1877; commissioner of crown lands, 1889; premier, 1896. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; Biggar, _Sir Oliver Mowat_.

=Hargrave, James.= Chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. =Index=: =MS= In charge of York Factory, 226; correspondence with Rev. Wm.

Cochrane, 227; made chief trader, 1833, and chief factor, 1844, 227; Simpson's letters to, 261-262. =Bib.=: Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_.

=Harlay, de.= =L= Archbishop of Rouen, desires ecclesiastical jurisdiction over Canada, 133; called to the see of Paris, 134; desires to bring diocese of Quebec under his jurisdiction, 184.

=Harmon, Daniel Williams.= Born in Vermont. Entered service of North West Company, 1800, at Montreal, and left immediately for the western fur country. Returned to the east in 1819, bringing with him his _Journals_, covering this period, which were edited by Daniel Haskel, of Burlington, Vt., and published at that place in 1820; reprinted in New York, with a brief introduction, 1903. Returned to the West, and remained there several years, finally settling with his native wife and family on the sh.o.r.es of Lake Champlain. One of his daughters conducted a private school in Ottawa for many years. =Index=: =D= Stuart's lieutenant in New Caledonia, 98. =Bib.=: _Journal of Voyages and Travels in the Interior of North America_. For biog., _see_ Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_; Laut, _Conquest of the Great North-West_; Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.

=Haro, Gonzalez Lopez de.= =D= Finds Russian establishments, 38. =Bib.=: Bancroft, _North-West Coast_.

=Harrison, Robert Alexander= (1833-1878). Studied law, and appointed to crown law department of Upper Canada, 1854. Retired, 1859, and practised in Toronto. Member for Toronto in first Dominion Parliament, 1867-1872.

Chief-justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, Ontario, 1875-1878. One of the arbitrators in Ontario boundary dispute, 1878. Author of many legal works; and edited _Poker_, a humorous paper, 1859-1860. =Index=: =B= His connection with the contempt of court suit against George Brown, 249-254. =Md= Chief-justice, serves on Ontario Boundary Commission, 255.

=Bib.=: Dent, _Can. Por._; Read, _Lives of the Judges_.

=Harrison, Samuel Bealey.= =Sy= Provincial secretary for Upper Canada, 283; his resolutions on responsible government, 310, 311. =BL= Provincial secretary for Upper Canada, 1841, 76; a moderate Liberal, 78; Baldwin's confidence in, 78; retains office under La Fontaine-Baldwin administration, 134; Const.i.tutional Society of Orillia recommends his dismissal, 167; member for Kingston--opposes transfer of capital to Montreal, and resigns as provincial secretary, 182; Gowan predicts his dismissal from office, 187. =Mc= Moves resolution for responsible government, which carries, 408. =Bib.=: Dent, _Last Forty Years_.

=Harrison, T. T. J.= =Mc= His account of the Haldimand election, 487.

=Harrison, William Henry= (1773-1841). Ninth president of the United States. =Index=: =Bk= United States general, his Tippecanoe exploit, 174-176. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Harvey, Sir John= (1778-1852). Entered the British army, and saw active service in Holland, France, at the Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, India, and Egypt. In 1812 deputy adjutant-general of the army in Canada, and defeated the American generals Chandler and Winder at Stoney Creek. Took part in the battles of Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie, and Chrystler's Farm. In 1815 aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, and fought at Waterloo. In 1837-1841 governor of New Brunswick; governor and commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, 1841-1846; and governor of Nova Scotia, 1846-1852. Buried at Halifax. =Index=: =Md= Governor of Nova Scotia, Grey's despatch on responsible government, 33; text of the despatch, 47-50. =BL= Earl Grey's despatch to, on responsible government in Nova Scotia, 269-272.

=H= Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 103; his broad views on responsible government, 112-113; his correspondence with Earl Grey as to proposed Intercolonial Railway, 124; his death, 143. =W= Succeeds Sir Archibald Campbell as lieutenant-governor, 47; a.s.sents to Civil List Bill, 47; on tenure of public office, 57, 113; his connection with the Aroostook War, 135. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Lucas, _Canadian War of 1812_; Hannay, _History of New Brunswick_; Campbell, _History of Nova Scotia_; Saunders, _Three Premiers of Nova Scotia_.

=Hatheway, George L.= =T= Chief commissioner of the Board of Works, New Brunswick, 86; deserts the government and runs as opposition candidate in York, 86; deserts Anti-Confederates, in 1866, 108.

=Haultain, Frederick William Gordon= (1857- ). Born in Woolwich, England. Educated at Montreal High School, Peterborough Collegiate Inst.i.tute, and the University of Toronto. Called to the bar of Ontario, 1882; removed to the North-West Territories and settled at Fort McLeod, 1884. Elected to the North-West Council, 1887, and to the first Territorial a.s.sembly, 1888. Member of the Advisory Council, 1888; Territorial premier, 1897; held office until the formation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905. =Bib.=: Begg, _History of the North-West_; Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.

=Haviland, T. H.= (1822-1895). Born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Studied law and called to the bar of Prince Edward Island, 1846; elected to the a.s.sembly for Georgetown the same year; member of the Legislative Council, 1870; colonial secretary in the provincial government, 1859-1862, 1866-1867, 1870-1872; solicitor-general, 1865; Speaker of the a.s.sembly, 1863-1864; provincial secretary, 1873-1876; called to the Senate, 1873; lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island, 1879. =Index=: =T= Delegate from Prince Edward Island to Quebec Conference, 77. =Bib.=: Dent, _Can. Por._

=Hawke.= =B= His evidence on land grants in Upper Canada, 53-54.

=Hay, Charles.= =Hd= Imprisoned on charge of treason, 279.

=Hay, Jehu.= =Hd= Lieutenant-governor of Detroit, 158.

=Hay, Robert.= =Mc= Generosity of, 505.

=Hayes Route.= The main route of the fur traders, from Hudson Bay to Lake Winnipeg and the interior. It was adopted at a very early date, the more obvious route by way of Nelson River having proved impracticable.

The Hayes route runs up Hayes River to Oxford Lake, and thence by a series of small lakes and rivers over the height of land and down the Echimamish River to Little Playgreen Lake, and Lake Winnipeg. York Factory stands at the Hudson Bay end of the route, and Norway House at the entrance to Lake Winnipeg.

=Hazen, John Douglas= (1860- ). Born in Oromocto, New Brunswick.

Educated at the University of New Brunswick; studied law and called to the bar of New Brunswick, 1883. Alderman of Fredericton and mayor for two years. Elected to the House of Commons for St. John City and County, 1891; but defeated, 1896. Elected to the New Brunswick a.s.sembly for Sunbury, 1899; chosen leader of the opposition in the a.s.sembly; premier and attorney-general, 1908. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.

=Hazen, Moses.= =Dr= Brings news of Arnold's attack on St. Johns, 34.

=Hd= A rebel spy, 130; mentioned by Haldimand in despatch, 132-133.

=Hazen, Robert Leonard= (1806-1874). Born in St. John, New Brunswick.

Studied law and called to the bar, 1832; sat for St. John in New Brunswick a.s.sembly, 1837-1848; in Legislative Council, 1848-1867; member of Executive Council without portfolio, 1844-1854, and again, 1856-1857; called to the Senate, 1867; judge of Vice-Admiralty Court of New Brunswick, 1846-1874. =Index=: =W= On responsible government, 63-64; appointed to Executive Council, New Brunswick, 72; resigns, 76; referred to in Wilmot's speech, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110. =T= Member of Gray-Wilmot ministry, 41. =Bib.=: _Parl. Comp._, 1873; Hannay, _History of New Brunswick_.

=Hazen's Rangers.= =WM= In battle of the Plains, 257.

=Head, Sir Edmund Walker= (1805-1868). Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, 1830-1837; lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 1847; governor-general of Canada, 1854-1861. Afterwards appointed a civil service commissioner and elected governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. =Index=: =Md= Calls upon Tache to form ministry, 80; suggests Bytown (Ottawa) as capital, 85. =E= Succeeds Elgin as governor-general, Dec. 19, 1854, 203; Elgin's opinion of, 208; visits Elgin, 239. =B= Sends for George Brown to form ministry--relations with, 101-105, 108. =R= Requests report on separate school question from Ryerson, 234. =W= On reducing number of judges in New Brunswick, 129, 130; and Wilmot, 131. =T= Judicial appointments, 31; and Confederation question, 63. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Dent, _Can.

Por._ and _Last Forty Years; Dict. Nat. Biog._; Pope, _Memoirs of Sir John A. Macdonald_; Mackenzie, _Hon. George Brown_.

=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 a.s.sent 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 a.s.sembly and throws his influence on Tory side in the elections, 41-42; wins the election, 42; his Tory Parliament, 62; att.i.tude 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 Const.i.tutional Development_; Durham, _Report_; _Lord Glenelg's Despatches to Sir F.B. Head_, London, 1839.

=Hearne, Samuel= (1745-1792). Came to Fort Prince of Wales on the Hudson's Bay Company's ship _Prince Rupert_. Under instructions from the Company, and after two abortive attempts, set forth in December, 1770, on his memorable journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River, which he reached in July of the following year. Returning by way of Great Slave Lake, arrived at Fort Prince of Wales in June, 1772. Two years later sent to the Saskatchewan, where he built c.u.mberland House. On his return in 1775, appointed governor of Fort Prince of Wales, and still in charge when the fort was captured by La Perouse in 1782. Brief accounts of his journey published after his return from the Coppermine, and some of his statements severely criticized by Alexander Dalrymple. The complete account of the expedition did not appear until three years after his death. =Index=: =MS= Sent inland by Hudson's Bay Company, 3; discovers Coppermine River and Great Slave Lake, 3, 31; builds c.u.mberland House, 4; magnitude of his explorations, 31; his guide Matonabee, 32. =D= His expedition to Coppermine River made on behalf of Hudson's Bay Company, 51; his discoveries known to Alexander Mackenzie, 53. =Bib.=: Works: _Journey from Prince of Wales Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean_, etc., 1769-1772 (Lond., 1795). New ed., edited by J. B. Tyrrell, Champlain Soc., 1910; French trans. by M. Lallemant in 2 vols. (Paris, 1799). Also, abridged in Mavor's collection of _Voyages_, xxiv, 1-66.

Brief accounts of Hearne and his explorations will be found in Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_; Willson, _Great Company_; Laut, _Pathfinders of the West_ and _Conquest of the Great North-West_; Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.

=Heath, General William= (1737-1814). =Dr= Commissioner on American side for exchange of prisoners, 208. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog_.

=Heathfield, George Augustus Eliott, first Baron= (1717-1790). Defender of Gibraltar. =Index=: =Hd= His marriage, 316. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat.

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