. Radcliffe-Brown, would claim him as a pioneer in their discipline. In his treatment of the boundaries of local government – the importance of old men in decision-making – he laid the foundations of
southwestern Ontario that was closely allied with the political Liberalism of George Brown*, Oliver
improvement but by no means the final solution. It was over the schools issue, in fact, that Moylan, to McGee’s initial chagrin, broke with George Brown
Library, R. G. Dun & Co. credit ledger, Canada, 25: 225 (mfm. at NA). HPL, Arch. file, Brown–Hendrie papers, reminiscences of Adam Brown, 10–11; Scrapbooks, H. F
.
Robert Craig Brown
Sir John Cunningham McLennan’s publications appear in Amicus (a national electronic catalogue listing the
and established himself in a large house in Alexandria. From there he sought to secure the allegiance of electors by becoming their banker. In August 1885, with George Brown, previously manager of the
Brown* and other Reformers concerned with the commercial expansion of Toronto and Canada West. He was drawn as well by their interest in measures to improve the position of evangelical Nonconformists
, crockery, wine, tea, and other groceries, which were transported by English shipowner John Brown. These imports were worth between £200 and £500 annually. Pozer retailed the merchandise himself, along with
their way to Canada. The tale of his adventures, and of meetings with many noted abolitionists, among them John Brown, is told in two books, Recollections and experiences of an abolitionist
contemplated, only the main building was erected, the modifications recommended by Chancellor Burwash having been incorporated into the final design. Of grey and brown Credit valley stone, Victoria College
[Browne*]’s Our forest home . . . (Toronto, 1889) and Anne Langton’s A
–1939 (Toronto, 1978). R. C. Brown, Robert Laird Borden: a biography (2v., Toronto, 1975–80). R. C. Brown and Ramsay Cook, Canada, 1896–1921: a nation transformed (Toronto
Wishart; m. first 1863 Jane Beasly Gibson (d. 1884), and they had eight children; m. secondly 1891 Frances Isabel Brown, and they had at least one child; d. 30 Oct. 1912 in New York
the early 1850s, sided with George Brown*’s Reform party in the 1860s, and, unlike his more famous brother James Cox
.
The genesis of the United States, ed. Alexander Brown (2v., Boston and New York, 1897). DAB. DNB. Huguet, Poutrincourt. R. A. Preston, Gorges
country. He was closely connected with the voyages in Australian waters of Matthew Flinders, who was accompanied by Banks’s own librarian, Robert Brown. Moreover, he was successful in obtaining Spanish
, Hist. and biog. gazetteer. CPC. RPQ. Patricia Brown Peter, “A question of loyalty and self-interest: Irish Montrealers and the struggle for responsible government
Canadian business, 1883–1911 (Toronto, 1974). R. C. Brown, Canada’s National Policy, 1883–1900: a study in Canadian-American relations (Princeton, N.J., 1964
, no.1087. LAC, MG 26, G. Gazette (Montreal), 29 Dec. 1928. R. C. Brown and Ramsay Cook
[see Sir James Henry Craig]; but James Brown*, the proprietor of the Montreal Gazette, refused to play along, and the