; history of early
settlement, 203; first governor, Richard Blanshard, 1849, 203; relations
with Company, 203-204; succeeded by James Douglas, 205; Hudson's Bay
Company secures renewal of grant, 1854, 207; establishment of
representative government, 1856, 208-210; meeting of first Legislature,
210-211; governor's inaugural speech, 211-215; Company's rights acquired
by crown, 229; road-building, 249; early legislation, 271; Clergy
Reserves, 273-274; history of legislation, 274; railway built, 327.
=Bib.=: Begg, _History of British Columbia_; Bancroft, _History of
British Columbia_; Macdonald, _British Columbia and Vancouver's Island_;
MacFie, _Vancouver Island and British Columbia_. _See also_ British
Columbia.

=Van Egmond, Anthony.= Commander of the Upper Canadian rebels in 1837; a
native of Holland; had been a colonel in Napoleon's army, and had seen
much active service. In 1819 emigrated with his family to America,
settling first in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where he had a farm and
a store. In 1827 moved to Upper Canada, and rented a farm near Waterloo;
in 1832 possessed a mill at Egmondville, near Seaforth, and a farm
within five miles. Invited by William Lyon Mackenzie to command the
forces of the insurgents. In this capacity took part in the fight on
Dec. 7, 1837, with the Loyalist troops, near Montgomery's tavern, on
Yonge Street, Toronto, when the rebels were badly defeated. Later
captured, and placed in jail; afterwards removed to the hospital, but
died early in 1838 from disease and exposure. =Index=: =Mc=
Commander-in-chief of the rebels, 1837, 360; arrives late, 376; indorses
Mackenzie's plans, 376; in charge at Montgomery's farm, 379; captured,
382; dies in prison, 382. =Bib.=: Dent, _Upper Canadian Rebellion_;
Read, _Rebellion of 1837_.

=Vanelly.= =Ch= Merchant, compensation awarded to, for goods seized,
221.

=Vanfelson, Judge.= =E= Member of Seigniorial Court, 187.

=Van Horne, Major.= American officer. =Index=: =Bk= Force of, dispersed
by Tecumseh's Indians, 237.

=Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius= (1843- ). Born in Will County,
Illinois. Educated at the common schools. In 1857 entered the railway
service as telegraph operator on the Illinois Central Railway. After
serving in various capacities on railways in the United States, and
rising rapidly through all the grades, appointed in 1881 general manager
of the Canadian Pacific Railway; and since that date the vast extension
and financial suc