job did not materialize, but in May 1891 Sir John A. Macdonald* hired Campbell as a temporary clerk for $1.50 per day
contributions to mission work a dd had been conferred on Holmes, in 1905 by St John’s College, Winnipeg. A gifted linguist, he had mastered the Cree language and his remarkable
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Lemuel Owen’s grandfather Arthur Owen was one of a small but influential group of immigrants to St John’s (Prince Edward) Island from the West Country of England. These men, who included the founders
CARTWRIGHT, Sir RICHARD JOHN, businessman, politician, and author; b. 4 Dec. 1835 in Kingston, Upper Canada, second son
become surveyor general of British Columbia, but he declined. In parliament Dewdney supported the Conservative government of Sir John A
order Premier Pope managed to extract what could be argued were slightly improved terms from the Conservative government of Sir John A
,” and criticism of them by pro-labour oppositionists would eventually bring down the government of John Herbert Turner* in
federal election in the summer of 1872 did not, however, measure up to the hopes of the youthful members. Sir John A. Macdonald