e towards political parties in Canada, 24. =Bib.=:
Works: _Life and Correspondence of Lord Metcalfe_; _Administration of
East India Company_; _Lives of Indian Officers_; _Life of Sir John
Malcolm_.

=Keefer, Thomas Coltrin= (1821- ). Born at Thorold, Ontario. Engaged in
the enlargement of the Welland Canal, 1841-1845, and then transferred to
the Ottawa River works, 1845-1849. Made a survey of the St. Lawrence
rapids, 1850; and prepared the report and plans which resulted in the
building of the Victoria bridge at Montreal. Instrumental in securing
the deepening of the St. Lawrence channel and the adoption of the
standard gauge on Canadian railways. Served as Canadian commissioner at
the London exhibitions of 1851 and 1862, and the Paris exhibition of
1878, and also on the International Deep Waterways Commission. Author of
a number of articles and papers on engineering and public questions.
=Bib.=: Works: _Philosophy of Railways_; _Canals of Canada_; _Report on
Victoria Bridge_; _Canadian Waterways_. _See also_ in Bourinot's
bibliography (R. S. C., 1894). For biog., _see_ Morgan, _Can. Men_;
Dent, _Can. Por._

=Kempt, Sir James= (1764-1854). Commanded brigade in Peninsula, 1812;
and division at Waterloo, 1815; governor of Nova Scotia, 1820-1828; and
governor of Canada, 1828-1830. Made a privy-councillor, 1830;
master-general of ordnance, 1834-1838; general, 1841. =Index=: =BL= His
efforts at conciliation, 20. =P= Succeeds Lord Dalhousie as governor,
70; his attitude towards Canadians, 70; his report, 1829, on the
political situation in Lower Canada, 71. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._;
_Dict. Nat. Biog._; Christie, _History of Lower Canada_.

=Kendrick, Captain John.= American seaman. Trading on North-West Coast,
1787-1793. Killed in Sandwich Islands, 1793. =Index=: =D= Voyage to
North-West Coast in 1787, 23; at Nootka, 24; credited with rediscovery
of strait of Juan de Fuca, 25.

=Kennebec River.= A river of the state of Maine, rising in Moosehead
Lake; about 200 miles long. =Index=: =Dr= Arnold's march up, 107.

=Kennedy, Captain.= =B= Agitates through newspapers and Toronto Board of
Trade importance of acquiring and settling North-West Territories, 216;
writes Lord Elgin on same subject, 216.

=Kennedy, Sir Arthur Edward= (1810-1883). Governor of Vancouver Island,
1863-1867. Subsequently governor of Queensland. Died in Brisbane.

=Kennedy, William Nassau= (1839-1885). Born at Darlington, Ontario.
Served as a lieute