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  Le "Family Compact", une définition
Family Compact: popular name for a small clique of wealthy, powerful men who dominated Upper Canada from the late-18th to mid-19th cent. They controlled the government, monopolized political offices, and strongly influenced banking, land gr...
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Bonnycastle, Sir Richard Henry (1791-1847)
Born in England. Served in Canada in 1812, and engaged in the capture of Fort Castine. During thc rebellion of 1837-1838 commanded the engineers in Canada West, and defended Kingston in 1838. Knighted for distinguished service, 1837. Aft...
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Barkley, Charles William (1759-1832)
Served in the East India Company; sailed on a trading voyage for sea-otter skins to the North West Coast, 1787. Brought his bride with him, the first white woman on the North-West Coast. Discovered and named Juan de Fuca Strait the same yea...
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Family Compact: John Powell, son of W. D. Powell, Clerk of the Legislative Council (1807-1826)
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Family Compact: Levius P. Sherwood
Brother-in-law to A. Jones, C. Jones and J. Jones, Justice of the Court of King's Bench. "Old"Family Compact: (yes, this is it - not "excellent" or "honest", just "old") ....
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Badgley, William (1801-1888)
Born in Montreal. Studied law and called to the bar, 1823. Member of the Legislative Assembly, 1847-1855; member of the Executive Council for Lower Canada 1847-1848; appointed attorney- general. Judge of the Superior Court of Lower Canada, ...
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Andre, Louis
Jesuit missionary. Came to Canada un 1669, and from that time until 1684 laboured among the Ottawa Indians and in what is now Wisconsin. He was at Green Bay. 1671-1681 At a later period he was a rnissionary among the tribes on the lower St....
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Blackader, Hugh W. (1808-1863)
Descended from Loyalist stock. Began to learn the trade of printer at the age of twelve. Acquired all interest in the Acadian Recorder, 1837, and continued to publish the paper until his death. Closely identified with the Reform movement...
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Family Compact: William Allan (b near Huntly, Scottland 1770; d at Toronto Jul 11, 1853)
came to Montreal in 1787 and moved to York about 1796. Up to 1822 his primary occupation was that of merchant. From 1822 to 1835 he was the first president of the Bank of Upper Canada. During this period he was at times, collector of custom...
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Family Compact: Henry Sherwood, son of L. P. Sherwood, Clerk of Assize, etc.
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