ventilation of dwelling-houses & schools, an address he had given to the Montreal Mechanics’ Institute. In 1862, as the representative of the Eastern Townships, he accompanied Sir William Edmond
meticulous observer as well as an ambitious man, was one of the pioneers, and the value of his work was recognized by later geologists such as William Edmond
MERRICK, JOHN, artisan, merchant, and architect; b. c. 1756 in Halifax, third son of William Merrick and Ann
Pennsylvania’s adviser in Indian affairs, Swatana was followed by his oldest son John (John Shikellimy, John Logan) until about 1755, when provincial policy was altered by the Seven Years’ War and by William
cabinet-maker William Shand that would last until 1815. During this period White was involved in the construction of a number of houses in and around Montreal. Thus in 1813 he did wood and iron work on
Guiboche, Cuthbert Grant, and the sons of retired chief factors William Hemmings
in Scotland. He turned to Sir William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (London). Lawson wrote for advice, he said, on behalf of “a friend” who was contemplating a
.
In 1836 Smith, entrusting his sister to the care of a local family and with only $20 to his name, left Port Credit for nearby Sydenham (Dixie), to work for Francis Logan, a grocer. After brief service
William Edmond Logan*, met with Bailey and Matthew to discuss the work. Between
architect George Edmund Street of London and for the well-known firm of William Martin and John Henry Chamberlain in Birmingham.
After reading a
following summer Robert assisted Sir William Edmond Logan*, the survey’s director, in the Saguenay region of Lower Canada. This fieldwork
Murray*, the Scottish-born associate of Sir William Edmond Logan* in the Geological Survey of Canada, for preliminary surveys of
the murders near Clinton in 1911 of William Whyte, a miner, and Ah Wye, a woodcutter. Whyte, it was claimed, had been killed by Moses Paul. Taken into custody, he escaped and allegedly killed the
. With the withdrawal of George Logan in 1850, the Taskers became sole owners of Hunters and Company. Although young and inexperienced, Patrick Tasker became the new manager; for the first few years he
ARCHIBALD, SAMUEL GEORGE WILLIAM, office holder, judge, lawyer, and politician; b
, with authority to distribute land, settle accounts, and recover debts on behalf of his employers. He was also to superintend Frederick Matthey, who was in charge of defence and public works, and William
William Edmond Logan*, met with Bailey and Matthew in 1868 to discuss the survey’s
William Edmond Logan*.
Honeyman had more success in establishing the Provincial
Prescott* on the recommendation of William Whewell, president of the Geological Society of London. Jukes arrived at St John’s, Nfld, on 8 May 1839, and spent that month familiarizing