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Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie 1822-92, Canadian political leader, b. Scotland. Emigrating (1842) to Canada, he worked first as a stonemason in Kingston, Ont., and then as a builder and contractor in Sarnia. In Lambton he became editor (1852) of a Liberal newspaper. Elected (1861) to the Canadian Legislative... Read more |
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Mackenzie 1764?-1820, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. His family took him to the colony of New York in 1774, and later he was sent to Canada. He entered (c.1779) a Montreal fur-trading firm and in a short time became partner of one of the firms that merged (1787) to... Read more |
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Thomas Alexander Crerar
Thomas Alexander Crerar 1876-1975, Canadian political leader. Under his able direction the United Grain Growers, Ltd., of which he was president (1907-29), became one of the most successful farmers' cooperative movements in W Canada. A Liberal, Crerar served (1917-19) as minister of agriculture in... Read more |
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Smoky
Smoky river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It was explored (1792) by Alexander Mackenzie.... Read more |
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Shuswap
Shuswap ETHNONYMS: Shihwapmukh, Suxwapmux The Shuswap now live on a number of reserves attached to the Kamloops-Okanagan and Williams Lake agencies in south-central British Columbia in the general area from Kamloops to Revelstoke in parts of the drainages of the Fraser, Thompson, and upper... Read more |
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Sarsi
Sarsi ETHNONYM: Sarcee The Sarsi are an Athapaskan-speaking American Indian group with close linguistic relationships to the Sekani and Beaver to the west and northwest. They now number about five hundred and live on the Sarcee Reserve just southwest of Calgary, Alberta. At the time of... Read more |
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Liberal party (Canada)
Liberal party Canadian political party. Prior to confederation in 1867, reform parties advocating greater local participation in provincial governments, free trade, and increased separation of church and state existed in Canada West, Canada East, and the Maritime Provinces. After 1867 although the... Read more |
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Peace
Peace river, 945 mi (1,521 km) long, formed by the junction of the Finlay and Parsnip rivers at Williston Lake, N central British Columbia, Canada. It flows east through the Rocky Mts., then generally northeast across N Alberta and onto the Northern Plains where it meanders to the Slave River at... Read more |
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canoe
canoe , long, narrow watercraft with sharp ends originally used by most peoples. It is usually propelled by means of paddles, although sails and, more recently, outboard motors are also used. The canoe varies in material according to locality and in design according to the use made of it. In North... Read more |
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier , 1841-1919, Canadian prime minister. He studied law at McGill Univ. His premiership of Canada (1896-1911), the first to be held by a French Canadian, was the longest continuous term in the history of the dominion. From his first speech in the Quebec legislature, to which he was... Read more |
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Mackenzie, Sir Alexander
Mackenzie, Sir Alexander (c.1764–1820). Probably from Inverness, Mackenzie joined a fur-trading company beginning to operate...the Great Slave Lake and from there followed the Mackenzie river down to what, disappointingly for him... |
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Canada
...Ontario) was English and Protestant; Lower Canada (now Québec) was French and Catholic.Explorers such as Alexander Mackenzie, James Cook and George Vancouver enabled Britain to form the crown colony of British Columbia in 1858. Border... |
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North-West Passage
...and winding Coppermine River and traced it to the Arctic Ocean; and the one led by the Canadian fur trader Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c.1755–1820), who in 1789 voyaged from the Great Slave Lake, down the river that was named after him... |
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Rocky Mountains
...issue from these mountains, including the Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Snake, and Columbia. Explorers like Alexander MacKenzie (1793), Lewis and Clark (1804–1806), Zebulon Pike (1806–1807), John Colter (1807), Jedediah... |
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Journal of Julius Rodman, The
...heirs. The character of Rodman and the dates are fictitious, but the adventures and descriptions are based on fact, being largely paraphrased from Irving's Astoria and the accounts of Lewis and Clark and Sir Alexander Mackenzie. |
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Liberal Party
...1854 by a union of the more radical elements of the Reformers. Their first administration (1873–78), under Alexander Mackenzie, was anti-railway and advocated free trade. Under the leadership of Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911), the... |
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Canadian literature
...symbolism developed. The first English-language works were accounts of the Canadian landscape by explorers, such as Alexander Mackenzie. The first North American novel, The History of Emily Montague (1769), was an account of Québec by Frances... |
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Perry, Oliver Hazard
...led the naval expedition that opened Japan in 1853.[See also Navy, U.S.: 1783–1865.]Bibliography Alexander S. Mackenzie , The Life of Commodore Oliver H. Perry, 2 vols., 1840. Charles J. Dutton , Oliver Hazard Perry, 1935... |
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Decatur, Stephen
...intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!”Bibliography Alexander S. Mackenzie , Life of Stephen Decatur, A Commodore in the Navy of the United States, 1846. Gardner W. Allen , Our Navy... |
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hydrography
...of the methods used in hydrography from the 18th century onwards can be found in Alexander Dalrymple's Essay on Nautical Surveying (1771), Murdoch Mackenzie's Treatise on Maritime Surveying (1774), Edward Belcher's Treatise on Nautical... |
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Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell
Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell (1803–48) naval officer and author, born in New York City. Mackenzie was at the center of a mid-19th...a possible mutiny among the crew, Mackenzie hanged at the yardarm and buried at... |
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Mackenzie, Alexander
Mackenzie, Alexander (1822–92) Canadian statesman. After the creation...figures of Canada's early days of nationhood, Mackenzie defeated the Conservatives under Sir John (Alexander) MACDONALD to become the country's first Liberal... |
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Mackenzie, (Sir) Alexander (Campbell)
Mackenzie, (Sir) Alexander (Campbell) (b Edinburgh, 1847; d London, 1935). Scottish composer, violinist, conductor, and teacher. In Edinburgh... |
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Mackenzie
...who named it after Sir Evan Mackenzie, one of the early settlers...a river named after Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c.1755–1820), a Scottish fur...mountains named after Sir Alexander Mackenzie. |
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Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell
...siege and capture of Petersburg (1865). After the war Mackenzie held a series of frontier commands, becoming recognized...insane and in 1884 was retired from military service. Mackenzie was the son of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie. |
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pemmican
...with berries, used as a concentrated food source by native Americans (the name derives from the Cree for grease). First reported use on an expedition was by Scottish fur trader Alexander Mackenzie when he crossed North America in 1793. |
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Liberal Party
...Liberal Party took shape as a major political force and remained so, forming a government (1873–78) under Alexander Mackenzie. The Liberal Party has had a strong appeal for French Canadians. With its power base in Quebec, the Party suffered... |
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Arditti Quartet
...string quartet founded 1974 and specializing in contemp. mus. Orig. members were Irvine Arditti, Lennox Mackenzie (succeeded by Alexander Balanescu and then David Alberman 1987) (vns.), Levine Andrade (va.), and John Senter (vc... |
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Continental trek.(First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition Across...
Sir Alexander Mackenzie remains a prominent figure in the...and the book First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition Across North America...great credit to the publisher. Alexander Mackenzie, born near Stornoway, Isle ... |
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First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition across North America, and...
First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition across...for the explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie. This fur trader...natives, and his deputy Alexander McKay (to whom even...little attention). Mackenzie offers almost no ... |
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OBITUARY: Alexander Mackenzie Austere painter of the modern St Ives School
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE was a Liverpool-born and -trained...became head of Plymouth College of Art. Mackenzie was born the son of a doctor in Liverpool...moved to Yorkshire when he was nine, Mackenzie returned to his home town shortly after... |
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"He never harmed an Indian": ethnographic consequences of Alexander...
...narrative forms in Alexander Mackenzie's Voyages from Montreal...that characterize Alexander Mackenzie's exploration account...building," status to Mackenzie and his allegedly...27; Daniells, Alexander 53; Barratt 43... |
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie Secondary To Get New Gym.
...of British Columbia: Sir Alexander Mackenzie Secondary To Get New Gym...24032010 HAGENSBORG -- Sir Alexander Mackenzie Secondary school in the Central...MacDiarmid announced today. Sir Alexander Mackenzie has been a part of ... |
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JOSE LUIZ DE LA CRUZ | KAITLYN ANN BURROWS | EDSON ALEXANDER BARRERA |...
...Cecilia and Edson Barrera of Chicago. Weighing 8 pounds, Edson Alexander was born at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville on Wednesday...Medical Center in Libertyville on Saturday, June 12, 1999, Mackenzie Nicole weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. The maternal grandparents... |
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MEMO PAD: FIRE AND ICE...SEEKING GUIDANCE...DYE JOB.(The Wall Street...
...fashion writer and designer Alexander McQueen are said to have...executive editor Jillian Mackenzie is returning to Allure as deputy editor. Mackenzie joined Seventeen right...her post in November. Mackenzie stepped in as interim editor... |
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The sky's the limit: but Alison MacKenzie is on solid ground: with...
...based in Port Alberni, BC. Mackenzie, who is just as comfortable...the marine transportation. The Mackenzie family has a long history in...Alison's great grandfather, Alexander Mackenzie, began logging in 1912 with... |
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Riding the wild river north; Canada's Mackenzie River flows north to the the...
...none - none - came close to the Mackenzie. Going downstream, helped by...Indians in this region call the Mackenzie "Dehcho," meaning "great...moniker honoring British explorer Alexander Mackenzie, who canoed it in 1789. By... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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MACKENZIE.(Obit)
...includes her husband Fred; son Ryan A. MacKenzie of Brewerton; daughter Kelley MacKenzie of Brewerton; parents Luigi and Rose Rotella...Rotella of Lakeport; and grandson Marcus Alexander MacKenzie. Funeral services are Saturday at 8... |
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