d in the Tache coalition government, 1864. From 1864 to
1872 vice-chancellor of Ontario. In 1872 premier and attorney-general of
Ontario, and held office until 1896. In 1896 minister of justice in the
Dominion Cabinet, with leadership in the Senate; and in 1897
lieutenant-governor of Ontario, a position he held until his death.
=Index=: =B= Member of brief Brown ministry, 102; on committee of
Anti-Slavery Society, 112; speech on Confederation, 1859, 135; George
Brown's letter to, on his contemplated retirement from the leadership,
141; opposes proposal that opposition members should enter government,
to further Confederation movement, 157; enters coalition government,
158; reelected, 160; favours elective Senate, 164; his successful fight
for provincial rights, 207. =Md= Enters Macdonald's office as a student,
6; succeeds Edward Blake as premier of Ontario, and leader of Liberal
party, 252; his characteristics, 252; takes prominent part in Ontario
boundary dispute, 252-258. =T= Enters coalition ministry, 69; attends
Quebec Conference, 76. =Bib.=: Dent, _Can. Por._ and _Last Forty Years_;
Morgan, _Can. Men_; Biggar, _Sir Oliver Mowat_; Clarke, _Sixty Years in
Upper Canada_.
=Muir, Major.= =Bk= Commands detachment of 41st Regiment at Brownstown
and Maguaga, 237, 238-241.
=Mulock, Sir William= (1843- ). Born in Bond Head, Simcoe County,
Ontario. Educated at the University of Toronto. In 1868 called to the
bar of Ontario, and appointed an examiner and a lecturer on equity of
the Law Society. In 1882 entered the Dominion Parliament; 1896-1905,
postmaster-general of Canada, and through his initiative the
Inter-Imperial Postal Conference adopted penny postage within the
empire. Created K.C.M.G., 1902. In 1905 appointed chief-justice of the
Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice for the province of
Ontario. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.
=Municipal Government.= =BL= Legislation under Sydenham, 100-105; bill
passed, 105; Baldwin Act of 1849, 105; regulation of, 287, 292; _Law
Journal_ on the bill, 296; Shortt on, 296; municipal history, 297-298;
terms of Baldwin Act, 299-300. =Sy= Lack of, noted in Lord Durham's
Report, 92; provided for in first draft of Union Bill, 273; Sydenham's
deep interest in the subject, 273-275; municipal clauses struck out of
Union Bill, 275; ordinance respecting, passed by Special Council of
Lower Canada, 276; and later (for Upper Canada) by Legislature, 277;
Sydenham'
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