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Sibella Barrington (also called Bay or Bey) was probably named after her father’s sister Margaret Sibella, who had married Richard Brown, a mining agent and engineer in Cape Breton and the future author of
.
Desmond H. Brown
[So far as can be ascertained, Burbidge left no papers, and it is difficult to find information about his
the ministry. Giving up his law practice, from 1828 to 1830 he studied in Massachusetts at the Congregationalist Andover Theological Seminary and then in 1830–31 at Baptist-dominated Brown University in
lifelong love of Italy.
On his return to North America he transferred to Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and graduated with an
were consulted by Andrew Brown* in 1791 for his draft history of Nova Scotia. At some time between 1785 and 1790 he wrote “Observations on the
Star, 22 Dec. 1928, 21, 22 July 1938. F. W. Anderson, A concise history of capital punishment in Canada ([Calgary, 1973]). Ken Leyton-Brown, The practice of execution in
was the only one who refused to give this assurance. The defeat of the surveyor general, James Brown*, at the polls in June left
studied theology under the Reverend John Brown of Theological Hall, Haddington, and in 1781 he received his licence from the Presbytery of Edinburgh as a minister in the Secession Church, the church in
particularly enjoyed his victory. Later, he brought actions against a certain William Brown which lasted 22 years, and which were ended only by the fire that destroyed the Palais de Justice at Quebec in
factory, an enterprise in which he was involved with two partners, William Brown and George Bourn, in the firm of Brown, Hibbard, Bourn and Company. In 1856 their factory consisted of six buildings and was
. Wallace
Old Manse Library (Newcastle, N.B.), John Brown papers, J. M. Johnson, correspondence and legal papers. PAC, MG
of John Ledingham and Agnes Allan; m. 19 July 1877 Anna Maria Brown Rogers in Newton upon Ayr, Scotland, and they had eight children; d. 25 July 1897 in St John’s
Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition [see Robert Brown], which examined the resources of the southern part of
Scotia during the interwar period has overshadowed his reputation for legal skill.
R. Blake Brown
.
R. Blake Brown
William Francis O’Connor’s most significant publication is the Report pursuant to resolution of the Senate
a Reformer he maintained an uneasy but continuous relationship with the rival leaders, George Brown* and John Sandfield
end, it was Denver socialite Margaret Brown (later dubbed the Unsinkable Molly Brown) who challenged Hichens and took charge of the boat, which was rescued by the Carpathia
. 19 March 1823 Salome Brown, and they had two daughters; d. 13 Nov. 1838 at the battle of Windmill Point, near Prescott, Upper Canada
. He won, defeating Herbert Biggar, despite the vigorous opposition of George Brown and the Globe. He was