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=Ross, Dunbar.= =E= Solicitor-general, last in Hincks-Morin government, 126; holds same office in MacNab-Morin ministry, but without seat in Cabinet, 141.

=Ross, James= (1811-1886). Born in West River, Nova Scotia. For a time headmaster of Westmoreland Grammar School, New Brunswick. Editor of the _Presbyterian Banner_, 1842. Princ.i.p.al Dalhousie College, 1863.

=Ross, John.= =MS= Sent to Athabaska district by X Y Company, 14; relations with Pond, 15; his death, 16.

=Ross, John= (1818-1871). Born in county Antrim, Ireland. Emigrated to Canada; educated at the district school, Brockville. In 1839 called to the bar, and built up a successful practice. Appointed to the Legislative Council, 1848; and in 1851 solicitor-general. In 1852, as a director of the Grand Trunk Railway, superintended the completion of the contracts in England, and was president of the Company for ten years.

Appointed attorney-general in 1852; Speaker of the Legislative Council, 1854-1856; receiver-general, 1858; and the same year president of the Executive Council in the Cartier administration. Called to the Dominion Senate, 1867; speaker of that body, 1869. =Index=: =E= Solicitor-general for Upper Canada in Hincks-Morin government, but without seat in Cabinet, 113; attorney-general for Upper Canada, 1853, 126; becomes president of Legislative Council in MacNab-Morin ministry, 141. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Dent, _Last Forty Years_.

=Ross.= =D= Name of Russian settlement at Bodega Bay, 45; purchased from Russians for $30,000 by Sutter in 1841, 45.

=Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Baron Loughborough, first Earl of= (1733-1805). Entered Parliament, 1761; solicitor-general, 1771, and supported George III and Lord North in resisting the claims of the American colonies. =Index=: =Dr= Solicitor-general, on Canadian claims in matters of law, 62, 66. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Rothery, Henry Cadogan= (1817-1888). =B= Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty in England,--prepares Canadian case in fisheries arbitration, 225-226; suggests Reciprocity Treaty, as compensation for fisheries, 226. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Rottenburg, Baron de.= Entered the army, and in 1795 promoted major of Hussars; in 1797 lieutenant-colonel of the 60th Foot; and colonel in 1805. Served during the Rebellion in Ireland in 1798; present at the capture of Surinam in 1799; promoted brigadier-general, 1808; took part in the Walcheren expedition, 1809; in 1810 ordered to Canada, and commanded the garrison at Quebec; promoted major-general. In command of the Montreal district during the War of 1812; and in 1813 commander-in-chief of the forces in Upper Canada. Promoted lieutenant-general in 1819, after his return to England. Died in 1832.

=Index=: =Bk= Appointed brigadier, 123; arrival of, at Quebec, 134.

=Bib.=: Morgan. _Cel. Can._; Lucas, _Canadian War of 1812_.

=Rottenburg, Baroness de.= =Bk= Her great charm, 134, 137.

=Roubaud, Pierre.= =Hd= Ex-Jesuit, his erratic habits, 48, 49; a friend of Du Calvet, 290.

=Rouer de Villeray, Louis= (1630?-1685). Born in France. Came to Canada in 1651. Through Laval's influence, appointed to the Sovereign Council in 1663, and retained his position in the reorganization of the Council in 1675. Always a strong supporter of Laval and the Jesuits; and reputed to be the wealthiest man of his day in the colony. =Index=: =F= First councillor, 106; Frontenac's opinion of, 110; his right to t.i.tle of ”esquire” challenged by Frontenac, 139; waits on Frontenac, 255, 256.

=L= Describes system of apprentices.h.i.+p adopted with new settlers, 78; appointed to Sovereign Council, 166; temporarily banished from Quebec, 167. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Frontenac_ and _Old Regime_.

=Rous, John.= In command of a Boston privateer, did much damage to French commerce. Made a successful raid on the French posts on the north coast of Newfoundland, 1744. Took part in the capture of Louisbourg, 1745; sent to England with the news; rewarded with rank of captain in the navy. Engaged in coast defence of Nova Scotia, 1749; in command of the squadron sent against Beausejour, 1755; took part in the expedition against Cape Breton under Lord Loudon, 1756. Commanded the _Sutherland_ at the capture of Louisbourg, 1758, and in 1759 was with Admiral Saunders at the siege of Quebec. Settled at Halifax; a member of the Council of Nova Scotia; died in 1760. =Bib.=: Murdoch, _History of Nova Scotia; Selections from the Public Doc.u.ments of Nova Scotia_, ed. by Akins.

=Rouvier.= =Ch= Clerk, goes to France, 121; returns with letters, 135.

=Rowan, Sir William.= Born in Ireland, 1789. Entered the army as ensign, 1783; saw service in various parts of the world, including Spain, France, and North America; secretary to Lord Seaton in Canada, 1832-1839; major-general, 1846; Commander-in-chief of the forces in British North America, 1849-1855; administrator of the government for a short time during the absence of Lord Elgin. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._

=Roy, Louis.= =S= First printer in Upper Canada, 172; acts as king's printer, 173; succeeded by G. Tiffany, 173.

=Royal, Joseph= (1837- ). Born at Repentigny, Quebec. Educated at St.

Mary's College, Montreal. Entered into newspaper work; established _L'Ordre, Le Nouveau Monde_, and a.s.sisted in founding _La Revue Canadien_. Called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1864. Removed to Manitoba, 1870; founded there _Le Metis_. Elected to the first Legislative a.s.sembly of Manitoba, 1870; held many offices in successive administrations until 1879. Member of the House of Commons, 1879-1888; lieutenant-governor of the North-West Territories, 1888-1893. Member of the Royal Society of Canada, 1893; editor of _La Minerve_, Montreal, 1894. =Bib.=: Begg, _History of the North-West_; Morgan, _Can. Men_.

=Royal American Regiment.= =Hd= Afterwards 60th Foot, Haldimand lieutenant-colonel in, 1, 9, 11; recruiting for, 12; Was.h.i.+ngton suggests change of uniform for, 16; Haldimand exchanges from 2nd to 4th battalion of, 17; at Oswego, 29; at Montreal, 50; Haldimand made colonel-commandant in, 83, 313; discipline in, 94. =WM= On British left, 189; one battalion of, guards communication with landing-place, 189.

=Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.= Founded by the Marquis of Lorne (afterwards Duke of Argyll), in 1880, the first exhibition being held in Ottawa the same year. The first president was L. R. O'Brien. In furtherance of its objects the Academy established a national gallery in Ottawa, to which it has contributed a number of paintings, and which has also received some a.s.sistance from the Dominion government, though its support is very inadequate. The Academy has held a number of exhibitions in the different Canadian cities; and supports cla.s.ses for drawing from the living model. =Bib.=: Johnson, _First Things in Canada_.

=Royal Highland Emigrants.= =Hd= Regiment raised in Canada, 111, 112, 306; disbanded and take up lands, 255, 262, 265. =Dr= Composition of corps, 93; arrival of detachment of, at Quebec, 112.

=Royal Military College, Kingston.= Established by Act of Parliament in 1874; opened 1875. =Bib.=: Mayne, _The Royal Military College_ in _Canada: An Ency._, vol. 4.

=Royal North-West Mounted Police.= Organized in 1873 by the Dominion government, for the preservation of law and order in the new settlements west of Lake Superior. The force at first numbered only 190 men, subsequently increased to nearly 1000. The police patrol the frontier, and preserve the peace throughout the whole vast region from the international boundary to the Arctic. They have posts on the sh.o.r.es of Hudson Bay, in the Yukon, and on Hersch.e.l.l Island, off the mouth of the Mackenzie. =Bib.=: Haydon, _The Riders of the Plains_.

=Royal Regiment of New York.= =Dr= Raised by Sir John Johnson, 151, 173.

=Royal Roussillon Regiment.= =WM= One battalion of, sent to Canada, 12; deserters from, give information to Wolfe, 171, 184; in retreat from Jacques Cartier, alone kept in good order, 217; in battle of Ste. Foy, 257; 262. =Bib.=: Doughty, _Siege of Quebec_.