lington, 1810-1814, and
led the 52d Light Infantry in their victorious movement at Waterloo.
Sent to Upper Canada as lieutenant-governor, 1829; appointed
commander-in-chief of the forces, 1835; suppressed the Rebellion in
Lower Canada, 1837-1838; acted as administrator, 1838, both before and
after Durham; and the same year appointed governor-general. Returned to
England, 1839, and created Baron Seaton same year. Promoted to
field-marshal, 1860. =Index=: =Mc= Governor of Upper Canada, 157;
Mackenzie's letters to, 164-167; suggests Mackenzie make reparation,
248; his view of Legislative Council, 268; his view of Executive
Council, 279. =P= Sends Colonel Gore against rebels at St. Denis, 134;
marches on St. Eustache, 135-137; succeeds Gosford as governor, 138;
crushes outbreak of 1838, 139; his severity, known as the "Old
Firebrand," 140-141. =Sy= A valuable adviser to Sydenham and Bagot, 111;
increases number of Special Council of Lower Canada, 192. Conflict with
the Assembly, 14-15; recommends Baldwin for seat in Legislative Council,
38; endows forty-four rectories, 42; crushes Rebellion in Lower Canada,
46, 48; succeeded by Sydenham, 59; appoints Special Council, 60. =E=
Endows forty-four rectories in Upper Canada, on eve of his departure for
England, 154; opinions for and against his action, 155-156. =B=
Establishes fifty-seven rectories, 53. =Md= Creates and endows
forty-four rectories in Upper Canada, 59. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._;
_Dict. Nat. Biog._; Read, _Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada_;
Christie, _History of Lower Canada_.

=Secret Societies Bill.= =BL= Prepared and introduced by Baldwin, its
history, 185-188; its reservation by Metcalfe leads to resignation of
Cabinet, 200, 208, 209, 251. =R= Reservation of, brings on a crisis in
Upper Canada, 126-127.

=Sedgewick, Major Robert.= =F= Seizes Acadia by Cromwell's orders, 268.

=Seely, Alexander McLaughlan= (1812-1882). Born in St. John, New
Brunswick. Engaged in lumbering, shipbuilding, and in banking. Appointed
a member of the Legislative Council for New Brunswick, 1854, and held
his seat until his death.

=Seignelay, Marquis de.= =F= Succeeds his father, Colbert, in ministry
of marine, 72; marries Mlle. d'Allegre, 111. =L= Minister of marine and
colonies, receives La Salle favourably, 151; postpones Laval's return to
Canada, 211.

=Seigniorial Tenure.= The history of this feudal system of land tenure,
transplanted from Old to New France, dates back to