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SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES
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MACLEOD, JAMES FARQUHARSON
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SIFTON, Sir CLIFFORD
TALON, JEAN
HOWE, JOSEPH
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CARTIER, JACQUES (1491-1557)
STRANGE, JAMES CHARLES STUART
FLEMING, Sir SANDFORD
BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN
BORDEN, Sir ROBERT LAIRD
TRUDEAU, PIERRE ELLIOTT
McGEE, THOMAS D’ARCY
RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)
WOLFE, JAMES
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