and in the Ottawa valley, including Alexander James Christie* and Hamnett Kirkes

ANDERSON, ALEXANDER, educator and office holder; b. 30 Sept. 1836 in Aberdeen, Scotland, son of Alexander Anderson and

ANGUS, RICHARD BLADWORTH, banker, railway executive, and businessman; b. 28 May 1831 in Bathgate, Scotland, son of Alexander

settlement of the Western District, it was often regarded with suspicion. In 1795, after François had become Alexander McKee*’s deputy lieutenant for

MANNING, ALEXANDER HENDERSON, contractor, businessman, and politician; b. 11 May 1819 in Dublin, son of William Manning; m

Township, Upper Canada, third son of Alexander Neil Bethune* and Jane Eliza Crooks; nephew of

23 April 1862 (the registered date) in Millsville, N.S., son of Alexander Fitzpatrick and Mary Rae; d. unmarried 16 June 1936 in Toronto and was buried in that city’s Mount Pleasant

an increased salary. From 1891 to 1894 he was professor of agriculture at Prince of Wales College, headed by Alexander Anderson*, in

AO, ms 526; RG 1, A-I-1, 55: 205; RG 53, ser.2-2, 1. MTL, William Allan papers, William Berczy papers; William Jarvis papers, B38: 10; B53: 153; Alexander Wood papers

a bit of fun. A character based on him, known as “the Dr,” would appear in the novel The discard . . . (Toronto, 1919) by Alexander Charles Stewart, who had been born in County

 Oct. 1786 in Paisley, Scotland, second child of Alexander Morris and Janet Lang; m. 15 Aug. 1823 Elizabeth Cochran of Kirktonfield, parish of Neilston, Scotland, and they had three sons and

GRANT, ALEXANDER, army officer, businessman, office holder, and politician; b. 20 May 1734 in Glenmoriston

.” The accounts of the journeys of Alexander Henry* the elder, Samuel Hearne

Saskatchewan; in December he was at Baddeck, N.S., examining the laboratories of Alexander Graham Bell* and the aircraft of John Alexander

, conducted by Presbyterian minister Alexander Spark*, was witnessed by merchants James McGill

career he continued to practise law. Brooks died in March 1849, and the parliamentary vacancy was filled by Alexander Tilloch

RANKIN, ALEXANDER, timber merchant, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder; b. 31 Dec. 1788 in

colleague Robert Alexander Ross, Butler had large ideas about the role of

generally been bestowed on a Montreal capitalist; presidents Sir George Alexander Drummond* and

overcome Strachan’s reluctance to have a successor bishop appointed in the see of Toronto; at the diocesan synod in 1865 he moved the resolution that in 1866 permitted Alexander Neil