ed lieutenant-governor of Ontario, 1868;
retired, 1873; knighted, 1879. =Index=: =Md= Minister of inland revenue
in first Dominion Cabinet, 134; defends his political attitude, 137;
becomes lieutenant-governor of Ontario, 138; heads syndicate offering to
build Canadian Pacific Railway, 237. =B= Presents address to Elgin, 36;
his connection with reciprocity negotiations in 1865, 193-196; defends
his action in remaining in coalition ministry after Confederation, 202,
209; becomes lieutenant-governor of Ontario, 202. =T= Invited to join
first Dominion ministry, 128; minister of inland revenue, 129. =Bib.=:
Dent, _Can. Por._; Morgan, _Can. Men_; Read, _Lieutenant-Governors of
Upper Canada_.
=Howe's Pass.= _See_ Howse Pass.
=Howse Pass.= In Rocky Mountains; source of North Saskatchewan River.
Discovered by Duncan McGillivray, 1800. Named after Joseph Howse, of the
North West Company. =Index=: =D= Its discovery, 58.
=Hubert, Jean Francois.= Bishop of Quebec, 1788-1797. =Index=: =Dr=
Bishop of Quebec, his views on education, 227, 228; recognizes
reasonableness of not permitting priests to be brought from France, 257.
=Hubou, Guillaume.= =Ch= Early settler, remains in Quebec during English
occupation, 196, 208.
=Huddy, Captain Joshua.= =Dr= Hanging of, 198.
=Hudson, Henry.= Made four notable voyages: the first, in 1607, for the
Muscovy Company, in search of a north-eastern passage to China; the
second, in 1608, for the same Company, and in search of the same
passage; the third, in 1609, at the expense of the Dutch East India
Company, begun, like the two former, in search of a north-eastern
passage, but changed to a quest of a north-western passage; the fourth,
in 1610, in search of a north-western passage, the expense borne by
three English gentlemen. In his first voyage, explored the coast of
Spitzbergen; in the second, part of Nova Zembla; in the third, the
Hudson River; and in the last, Hudson Strait and part of the bay.
Wintered, 1610-1611, at the foot of James Bay, and on the return voyage
was set adrift with eight companions in a small boat, and never again
heard of. =Bib.=: Asher, _Henry Hudson, the Navigator_; Read,
_Historical Enquiry concerning Henry Hudson_; Laut, _Conquest of the
Great North-West_. _See also_ bibliog. list in Asher.
=Hudson Bay.= Explored by Henry Hudson, 1610, and named after him.
Explored by Sir Thomas Button, 1612; Jens Munk, 1619; Foxe and James.
1631. In 1668 the first trading-sh
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