Buller, Charles= (1806-1848). Born in Calcutta. Entered Parliament in
1830; and called to the bar, 1831. In 1838 secretary to Lord Durham and
accompanied him on his momentous mission to Canada. In 1846 judge
advocate-general, and in 1847 chief poor law commissioner. =Index=: =BL=
His connection with Durham's Report, 235; on colonial self-government,
235. =Sy= Lord Durham's chief secretary, 98; object of great dislike to
Upper Canada Tories, 98; his speech in House of Commons on union
resolutions, 122; advocates responsible government for Canada, 123. =Mc=
Credited with authorship of Lord Durham's Report, 82, 83. =Bib.=: _Dict.
Nat. Biog._; Strachey, _Charles Buller_: Bradshaw, _Self-Government in
Canada_.

=Bullion.= =Ch= Negotiates restoration of Quebec, 220.

=Bullion, Mme. de.= =F= Benefactress of Hotel Dieu at Montreal, 29.

=Bulyea, George Headley Vickers.= Born in Gagetown, New Brunswick.
Educated at University of New Brunswick. For a time principal of the
Sunbury County Grammar School. Removed to Qu'Appelle, North-West
Territories, 1883. Elected to the North-West Council, 1894; special
representative to the Yukon, 1896; commissioner of agriculture and
public works in the Territorial government; appointed first
lieutenant-governor of Alberta, 1905. =Bib.=: _Canadian Who's Who_.

=Bunker Hill.= =Hd= Battle of, 108.

=Burel, Brother Gilbert.= =Ch= Jesuit, 152; returns to France, 208.

=Burgoyne, John= (1723-1792). Born in England. Educated at Westminster,
and entered the army in 1740. In 1775 served in New England; second in
command, 1776, and lieutenant-general, 1777. In the latter year
succeeded General Carleton as commander-in-chief of the forces in
Canada. After several successful engagements with the Americans,
defeated at Saratoga in October, 1777. In 1782 commander-in-chief in
Ireland. =Index=: =Dr= Arrives with reinforcements, 144; marches up
Richelieu, 146; returns to England, 163; returns to Canada, haying been
promoted over head of Carleton, 171; his personal charm, 174; his
previous career, 175, 176; occupies Ticonderoga, 178; injudicious speech
of, 178; his surrender at Saratoga, 180; his defence of himself, 182.
=Hd= A court favourite, supersedes Carleton, 112; his disastrous
campaign, 113, 126; Hamilton's expedition compared to his, 168. =Bib.=:
_Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Burk, Rev. J.= =S= Censured by Simcoe, 190.

=Burke, Edmund= (1729-1797). Born in Ireland. Educated at Trinity
College, Dublin;