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, in Canada, 33, 57. =Stanley, Lord.= _See_ Derby. =Stanmore, Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, Baron= (1829- ). =Md= Lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, at first opposes Confederation, but later exerts all his influence in its favour, 121-122. =B= Son of Earl of Aberdeen, opposed to Confederation, 187; reverses his attitude on instructions from colonial office, 187-188. =W= Organizes first military camp in New Brunswick, 136. =T= Hostile to Confederation, 97; son of Lord Aberdeen, 97; strong advocate of maritime union, 97; under pressure from England, favours Confederation, 98; relations with A. J. Smith, 103-104. =Bib.=: _Who's Who_, 1910. =Star.= Newspaper published at Cobourg; established 1828. =Index=: =B= Estimate of George Brown, 72-73. =Star.= Newspaper published at Toronto; established 1892. =Index=: =Mc= Opinion of Mackenzie, 4; on rebellion, 13; on Mackenzie as a reformer, 522. =State Church.= =Sy= Provision made for, by Clergy Reserves, 77. _See also_ Clergy Reserves. =Steadman, James.= =T= Postmaster-general, 51. =Steamship Service.= The first steam vessel in Canadian waters was the _Accommodation_, which made her first trip between Montreal and Quebec in 1809. She was followed by the _Swift Sure_ in 1811. The _General Smyth_ made her first journey on the St. John River in 1816; and the _Frontenac_ was the pioneer steamer on Lake Ontario, 1817. The first vessel to cross the Atlantic under steam was the _Royal William_, built at Quebec, 1830-1831, and crossed the Atlantic, 1833. The _Unicorn_, built by Samuel Cunard, sailed from Liverpool to Halifax in 1840. The _Britannia_ followed the same year. The Allan Line began its career in 1852, the Dominion Line in 1870, the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line in 1859, and the Canadian Northern in 1910. =Index=: =H= Ocean service advocated by Joseph Howe, 232-234; established by Samuel Cunard, 234. _See also_ Allan; Cunard; Molson; _Accommodation_; _Royal William_. =Bib.=: Johnson, _First Things in Canada_. =Steeves, William Henry= (1814-1873). Born at Hillsborough, New Brunswick. Represented Albert County in the Assembly, 1846-1851; member of Legislative Council, 1851-1867; surveyor-general, 1854-1855; commissioner of public works, 1855-1856, and 1857-1863; member of Intercolonial Railway Council, 1862; delegate to Charlottetown Conference, 1864; and Quebec Conference, 1864; called to the Senate, 1867. =Index=: =T= Member of New Brunswick government, 33,
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