[Makers of Canada] Volume 16. Lord Elgin
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Book Details
| Title: | [Makers of Canada] Volume 16. Lord Elgin | ||||||||
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| Published: | 1903 | ||||||||
| Publisher: | T. C. & E. C. Jack | ||||||||
| Tags: | biography, Canada, Canadiana, history, non-fiction, politics and government | ||||||||
| Description: | During Lord Elgin's tenure as Governor-General of Canada (1847-1854) he implemented many of the changes recommended in Lord Durham's Report, thereby healing some of the wounds of the 1837 rebellions and enabling the development of responsible government in the newly formed country. [Suggest a different description.] |
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| Downloads: | 29 | ||||||||
| Pages: | 158  |
Author Bio for Bourinot, John (Sir John George)
John George Bourinot (1836-1902) was a Canadian journalist and historian. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He parents sent him to Trinity College in Toronto where he excelled but did not finish his degree. His first job was as parliamentary reporter for the Toronto Leader. Afterwards he relocated back to Sydney where he worked for the Evening Reporter. He eventually started freelance writing trying his hand at fiction and then history. One of his favourite subjects was comparative governance and he especially enjoyed comparing the Canadian and American systems. He was knighted in 1898 and received many honorary degrees from Canadian universities. His son, Arthur Bourinot, was a well-known Canadian poet. (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
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