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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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