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861 sent to New South Wales as governor-general. Seven years later came to Canada as administrator; and the following year appointed governor-general. Succeeded by Lord Dufferin in 1872. =Index=: =C= His arrival in Canada, 89; expresses views of Little Englanders--advises Canada to declare her independence, 89. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._; Dent, _Can. Por._ =Literary and Historical Society of Quebec.= =P= Founded by Lord Dalhousie, 41. =Bib.=: _See_ list of publications, from 1829, in _Lit. Am. Hist._; _also_ Wurtele, _List of Lectures, Papers, etc., 1829-1891_. =Little Belt.= =Bk= British corvette, fired on by United States frigate _President_, 173. =Littlehales, Edward B.= =S= Accompanies Simcoe as major of brigade, 47; clerk of Council, 79; aide-de-camp to governor, 177; describes the site of the present city of London, 200, 201. =Livingstone.= =Dr= Of Montreal, his disaffection, 79; commands rebel Canadians at Quebec, 132. =Livingstone, Philip= (1716-1778). =Dr= President of Continental (American) Congress, 201. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._ =Livius, Peter= (1727?-1795). Resided at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A member of the Council under the royal government; quarrelled with the governor and went to England to lay his complaints before the crown. Complaints dismissed, but appointed chief-justice of New Hampshire. At once transferred to Quebec as chief-justice; held office from 1777 to 1786; retired and went to England, where he died. =Index=: =Dr= Appointed chief-justice, 184; his character and abilities, 185; disagrees with Carleton, 188; carries dispute to Privy Council, 188. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._ =Logan, Sir William Edmond= (1798-1875). Born at Montreal, of United Empire Loyalist descent. Educated at the University of Edinburgh. After some years spent in business in England, and incidentally in studying the geological formation of the coal-fields of Wales, returned to Canada, and in 1842 appointed the first director of the Geological Survey. In 1863 issued an elaborate summary of the work accomplished by the Survey up to that time. Retired in 1870. =Bib.=: _Geology of Canada_. For biog., _see_ Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Harrington, _Life of Sir William E. Logan_. =London.= City of Ontario; founded by Peter McGregor, in 1826. =Index=: =S= Site of present city, selected by Simcoe as best place for capital of Upper Canada, 200, 205. =London Conference.= _See_ Westminster Conference. =Long Point.= La
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