Part 23 (1/2)

=Duncan, Alexander.= =D= Sails for North-West Coast with Colnett, 22; confirms discovery of Portlock and Dixon that Queen Charlotte Islands are not part of mainland, 22.

=Duncan, Richard.= =S= Member of Legislative Council, 79.

=Duncan, William.= =D= Sent out from England, 1856, by Church of England Missionary Society, 270; establishes native industrial community at Metla Kahtla, 270; dispute with ecclesiastical authorities, and removal to Alaska, 270. =Bib.=: Walbran, _British Columbia Coast Names_; Arctander, _Apostle of Alaska: the Story of William Duncan_.

=Duncombe, Charles.= Medical doctor. Resided at Burford Plains, near Brantford. Elected to the Legislature, 1824, and re-elected, 1836. After the failure of the Rebellion, escaped to the United States. In 1843 returned to Canada, but remained only for a short time. =Mc= Complains to Glenelg of Head, 315; deals with York election, 316; his letter referred to a committee, 321; report of the committee, 322; a.s.sembles his forces at Brantford, 425; retreats to Scotland village, 425; increased by one thousand, 425; men disperse, 426; amnestied, 474.

=Bib.=: Dent, _Upper Canadian Rebellion_.

=Dundas, George= (1819-1880). Lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island, 1859-1869. Afterwards lieutenant-governor of St. Vincent, West India Islands, where he died.

=Dundas, Henry.= _See_ Melville.

=Dundas Street.= Also known as the Governor's Road. Built by Governor Simcoe; connected London with the village of Dundas. Place and road were named after the then secretary for the colonies. =Index=: =S= Name given by Simcoe to his military road from Burlington Bay to site of present city of London, 201. =BL= Its extent, 8.

=Dunfermline, James Abercromby, first Baron= (1776-1858). Sat in British Parliament, 1807, 1812-1830 and 1832; Speaker of House of Commons, 1835-1839. =Index=: =Sy= Governor-generals.h.i.+p of Canada tendered to, 58.

=Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog_.

=Dunkin, Christopher= (1811-1881). Born in London, England. Educated at the Universities of London and Glasgow. Emigrated to America; studied at Harvard University, and for a time tutor of Greek in that inst.i.tution.

Came to Canada about 1836, and engaged in newspaper work. Appointed secretary to the Education Commission, 1838, and subsequently secretary to the Post-office Commission. a.s.sistant-secretary for Lower Canada, 1841-1847; called to the bar, 1846. Unsuccessfully contested the county of Drummond for a seat in the Legislative a.s.sembly, 1844, but elected to represent Drummond and Arthabaska, 1857. Defeated, 1861, but elected for the county of Brome, 1862. Retained his seat until Confederation, when elected by the same county to the House of Commons. At first an opponent of Confederation, but afterwards a strong supporter. Provincial treasurer of Quebec, 1867; entered the Dominion Cabinet as minister of agriculture, 1869. Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 1871; held office until his death. Name a.s.sociated with the Canada Temperance Act, better known as the ”Dunkin Act.” =Bib.=: Dent's _Can.

Por._ and _Last Forty Years_.

=Dunlop, William= (1795?-1848). Born in Scotland. Served as a regimental surgeon in War of 1812 and in India. Came to Canada in 1826, with John Galt (_q.v._); and took part in the establishment of the Canada Company (_q.v._). In Scotland, had been the intimate of John Wilson (”Christopher North,” of _Blackwood's_), Maginn, and Hogg, and had done some literary work, which he continued in Canada. Founded the Toronto Literary Club, 1836. Represented Huron in the Legislature, 1841-1846.

=Index=: =BL= Attacks proposed reconstruction of ministry, 1842, 132; significance of his nickname of ”Tiger,” 132. _See also_ Canada Company; Galt; Talbot. =Bib.=: _Statistical Sketches of Upper Canada_. For biog., _see_ Lizars, _Days of the Canada Company_ and _Humours of '37_; Dent, _Last Forty Years_; Rattray, _The Scot in British North America_; Morgan, _Bib. Can._

=Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of= (1732-1809). Royal governor of Virginia, appointed 1771. Returned to England after the Revolutionary War, and in 1786 appointed governor of the Bermudas. =Index=: =Hd= His letter to Haldimand, 92. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Dunn, John Henry.= Came to Canada in 1820, from England.

Receiver-general and member of Executive and Legislative Councils of Upper Canada. Died in London, 1854. =Index=: =BL= Receiver-general, appointed to Council by Head, 38-39; receiver-general, 1841, 76; a moderate Reformer, 78; Baldwin's confidence in, 78; retains office under La Fontaine-Baldwin government, 134; beaten in Toronto, 1844, 253. =Sy= Made receiver-general of united province, 283, 332. =Mc= Appointed executive councillor, 294; resigns, 294. =Bib.=: Dent, _Last Forty Years_.

=Dunn, Oscar= (1844-1885). Journalist. =Index=: =C= His statements as to Cartier's quarrel with Macdonald over terms of British North America Act, 103. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Dunn, Robert.= =S= Presbyterian clergyman, performed marriage services in contravention of the law, 164; second clergyman to settle in Niagara district, 165; drowned in wreck of the _Speedy_, 165.

=Dunn, Thomas= (1731-1818). Engaged in mercantile life; came to Canada shortly after the conquest. In 1764 appointed a member of the first Legislative Council of Quebec. A member of the new Council formed under Quebec Act, and one of the five selected by Carleton for the Special Privy Council. On the pa.s.sing of the Const.i.tutional Act, appointed one of the first executive and legislative councillors of the Lower Province, and during five different periods acted as president of the Legislative Council. On departure of Sir Robert Milnes, in 1805, a.s.sumed the administration of the province and continued to act until the arrival of Sir James Craig in October, 1807. Again in 1811, during the interval between the departure of Sir James Craig and the arrival of Sir George Prevost, entrusted with the administration. =Index=: =Dr= Appointed judge, 183. =Bk= Becomes civil administrator with t.i.tle of president on departure of Sir R.S. Milnes, 69, 73; differences with Brock, 77; confident of loyalty of French-Canadians, 86; calls out one-fifth of militia, 94, 96; becomes administrator again on departure of Craig, 157. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Christie, _History of Lower Canada_.

=Dunning, John.= _See_ Ashburton.

=Dunvegan.= A trading-post on the left bank of the Peace River, about lat. 56, and long. 118 40'. Built by A. R. McLeod for the North West Company about the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was named after the ”cold, bleak, rock-built castle of the McLeods of Skye.”

Daniel Williams Harmon stationed there, 1808-1810, and Simon Fraser visited him there on his way east from exploring the river that bears his name. =Bib.=: Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.

=Du Parc, Jean G.o.det, Sieur.= =Ch= Comes to Canada, 47; left in charge of colony (1610), 60.

=Dupleix, General.= =WM= Abandonment of, by French government, 53.

=Duplessis-Bochart, Guillaume Guillemot.= Sent to Canada, 1632, by the Company of New France. Led a trading expedition up the Ottawa River, 1636. Killed by the Iroquois at Three Rivers, 1651. =Index=: =Ch= Presents pictures to church of Notre-Dame de la Recouvrance, 240; brings out settlers, 252.

=Du Plessis Bonneau, Thomas, Sieur.= =Ch= Director of Company of New France, 170.

=Duplessis de Ste. Helene, Mere Andre.= =L= Her piety, 92.

=Duplessis-Mornay.= _See_ Mornay.