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y, Sir Charles Edward= (1785-1865). Educated at Oxford University; called to the bar, 1811; commissioner in bankruptcy, 1817; judge of the Supreme Court of Madras, 1820; knighted, 1820; sent to Canada as one of three commissioners to investigate causes of prevailing discontent, 1835; elected to the House of Commons, 1838; governor of the Barbados, 1841-1846; governor of Jamaica, 1847-1853. =Index=: =P= Royal Commissioner, sent to Canada with Lord Gosford and Sir George Gipps in 1835, 111. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._ =Greywell Hill.= =Dr= Hampshire residence of Lord Dorchester, 307. =Grisler, Charles.= =S= Shot for desertion, 73. =Griffon.= =F= Vessel built by La Salle and lost in Lake Michigan, 159. =Grignan, de.= =F= Son-in-law of Mme. de Sevigne, a candidate for governorship of Canada, 65. =Grondines.= =WM= French vessels retreat to, 152. =Groseilliers.= _See_ Chouart. =Guelph.= A city of Western Ontario, situated on the Speed River, in the county of Wellington. Founded by John Galt (_q.v._), 1827. =Bib.=: Lizars, _Days of the Canada Company_. =Guernsey.= =Bk= Island of, birthplace of Brock, 1-6. =Guerriere.= =Bk= British ship taken by the _Constitution_, 284. =Guers, Jean-Baptiste.= =Ch= Accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 1620, 121. =Gugy, Conrad= (1730-1786). Born at the Hague; son of a Swiss officer in the Dutch service. Educated for the engineers; disposed of his commission and settled in Quebec. Subsequently secretary to Sir Frederick Haldimand and a member of the Legislative and Executive Councils. =Index=: =Hd= Swiss, Haldimand's secretary, 62; his tomb, 345. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._ =Gugy, Conrad Augustus.= Educated at Cornwall under John Strachan. Served for a time in the army; afterwards studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada. Elected a member of the Assembly. Led the troops at the assault of St. Eustache. Subsequently adjutant-general and commissioner of police. =Index=: =P= Defends the government in the Assembly, 1835, 101-102; on French-Canadian grievances, 103; a major in the militia, 103; serves with Colborne at St. Eustache in 1837, 103; advocates native-born ministry, 196. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Christie, _History of Lower Canada_. =Guienne Regiment.= =WM= Soldier of saves Captain Ochterlony, mortally wounded, from being scalped, 142; Wolfe wishes to reward him, but reward declined by Vaudreuil, 145; ordered to Heights of Abraham, 160; u
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