h Earl of= (1770-1838). A Scottish peer.
Entered the army at an early age and saw service in various parts of the
world. From 1812 to 1814 commanded the 7th division of the British army
in France and Spain. Received the thanks of Parliament for his services
at Waterloo. Raised to the peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron
Ramsay. Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia in 1816. In 1819
appointed governor-general and commander-in-chief of British North
America. Served in this capacity for nine years. From 1829 to 1832
commander-in-chief in the East Indies. =Index=: =P= Influence did not
extend beyond Quebec, 1; his arrival as governor, 1820, 33; conflict
with Papineau, 34, 61; his harsh policy towards French-Canadians, 39;
his character, 41; founds Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, 41;
erects monument to Wolfe and Montcalm, 41; sides with Council against
Assembly, 42; promises remedy for abuses, 43; interview with Papineau,
58; refuses to confirm election of Papineau as Speaker and dissolves
Parliament, 61; his speech to Assembly, 61-62; recalled, 64, 70. =BL=
Governor-general, 1820, 19; a "disciplinarian devoid of diplomacy," 19;
leaves Canada, 20. =Bib.=: Kingsford, _History of Canada_; Rattray, _The
Scot in British North America_; _Dict. Eng. Hist._; Campbell, _History
of Nova Scotia_.

=Dalhousie College.= Located at Halifax. Founded by George Ramsay, ninth
Earl of Dalhousie, 1818. Original endowment derived from funds collected
at the port of Castine, Maine, during its occupation, 1814, by Sir John
Sherbrooke, then lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. Act of
Incorporation passed, 1821. First president elected and classes opened,
1838. University powers conferred, 1841. College closed for some years,
owing to lack of funds for its support. Reorganized, 1863. =Index=: =H=
Founded by the "Castine Fund," 81; taken possession of by Presbyterians,
81. =Bib.=: Hopkins, _Canada: An Ency._, vol. 3.

=Dallas, A. J.= Born in Scotland. Engaged for some years in the China
trade. Entered service of Hudson's Bay Company; chief factor at Fort
Victoria, Vancouver Island; succeeded Sir George Simpson as governor of
Rupert's Land, 1862. =Index=: =D= Marries daughter of Sir James
Douglas, 103; governor Hudson's Bay Company, at Winnipeg, 103; president
of Victoria board of management, 265; moved to Rupert's Land, 265.
=Bib.=: Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_.

=Dallet.= =L= Sulpician, arrival of, 105.

=Dalling and Bulwer,