Navigation of Hudson's Bay
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- Title
- Navigation of Hudson's Bay
- Author
- Dennis
- Publication year listed
- 1878
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- Public domain eBook
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Navigation of Hudson's Bay
Author: Dennis, John Stoughton elder, 1820-1885. (author)
Year: 1878
Dennis, John Stoughton elder: 1820-1885. Born at Kingston; commissioned a surveyor in Department of Crown lands, 1843; joined militia, 1855, rising to Brigade major of No.3 Military District, Toronto; placed in charge of surveying Northwest Territories, 1869; chiefly responsible for mapping prairies, and helping to precipitate Red River Rebellion; became Surveyor-General with Dominion Lands Branch, 1871; later deputy-minister of Department of Interior; father of John Stoughton Dennis (younger). // Hind, Henry Youle: 1823-1908. Born and educated in England; to Canada, 1846; professor of geology and chemistry, University of Toronto, 1853-1864; geologist on Red River exploratory expedition sent out from Canada, 1857; in command of Assiniboine-Saskatchewan exploratory expedition, 1858; later led surveying expeditions to eastern parts of Canada, including Labrador (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // Introduction letter by Dennis addressed to the Right Honorable Sir John A. Macdonald, Minister of the Interior. Includes: "Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons on Immigration by Professor Henry Y. Hind" (introduction).