Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878
Title | Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878 PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Jane Messamore |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 080209385X |
Oft-ignored in the study of Canadian history or dismissed as a vestige of colonial status, the governor general's office provides essential historical insight into Canada's constitutional evolution. In the nineteenth century, as today, individual governors general exercised considerable scope in interpreting their approach to the office. The era 1847-1878 witnessed profound changes in Canada's relationship with Britain, and in this new book, Barbara J. Messamore explores the nature of these changes through an examination of the role of the governor general. Guided by outmoded instructions and constitutional conventions that were not yet firmly established, the governors general of the time - Lord Elgin, Sir Edmund Head, Lord Monck, Lord Lisgar, and Lord Dufferin - all wrestled with the implications of colonial self government. The imprecision of the viceregal role made the character of the appointee especially important and biographical details are thus essential to an understanding of how the new experiment of colonial self-government was put into practice. Messamore's book marries constitutional history and biography, providing illumination on some of the key figures of nineteenth-century Canadian politics.
"Ceaseless and Watchful Readiness to Take Part"
Title | "Ceaseless and Watchful Readiness to Take Part" PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Jane Messamore |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
"Ceaseless and Watchful Readiness to Take Part"
Title | "Ceaseless and Watchful Readiness to Take Part" PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Jane Messamore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Canada |
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Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada, 1872-1878
Title | Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada, 1872-1878 PDF eBook |
Author | F. Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood |
Publisher | Forgotten Books |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2017-10-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780266962663 |
Excerpt from Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada, 1872-1878: Complete I feel it to be a great honour to have been called upon to administer the Govern ment of so progressive and so prosperous a Dominion. Hardly a week passes but fresh proofs are brought to my notice of the illimitable resources which it contains, and which cannot fail' to become rich fountains of wealth to its industrious and energetic people. I have been looking forward with impatience to my visit to the capital of Oh tario - and I propose to spend some weeks in Toronto for the express purpose of becoming acquainted with its inhabitants and its insti tutions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin ... Governor-General of Canada. 1872-1878. Complete
Title | Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin ... Governor-General of Canada. 1872-1878. Complete PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Temple Hamilton Temple BLACKWOOD (Marquis of Dufferin and Ava.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1968 |
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Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor-general of Canada, 1872-1878
Title | Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor-general of Canada, 1872-1878 PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Temple Blackwood Marquis of Dufferin and Ava |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada, 1872-1878
Title | Speeches of the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada, 1872-1878 PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood Marquess of Dufferin and Ava |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1878 |
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