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Title: Wilmot and Tilley

Author: James Hannay

Release Date: July 19, 2008 [EBook #26086]

Language: English

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THE MAKERS OF CANADA

EDITED BY

DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT, F.R.S.C.,
PELHAM EDGAR, PH.D., AND,
WILLIAM DAWSON LE SUEUR, B.A., LL.D., F.R.S.C.

WILMOT AND TILLEY

[Illustration: L. A. Wilmot]

_THE MAKERS OF CANADA_

WILMOT AND TILLEY

BY

JAMES HANNAY

_EDITION DE LUXE_

TORONTO
MORANG & CO., LIMITED
1907

_Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year 1907
by Morang & Co., Limited, in the Department of Agriculture_

Transcriber's Notes:

Unique page headings have been retained, placed within {braces} and
positioned before the relevant paragraphs. Minor typographical
errors have been corrected without note. Variant spellings have been
retained. Inconsistent hyphenation has been standardised. The oe
ligature is represented by [oe].

CONTENTS

LEMUEL ALLAN WILMOT

_CHAPTER I_ Page
ANCESTRY AND EARLY LIFE 1

_CHAPTER II_
EARLY EFFORTS FOR REFORM 13

_CHAPTER III_
WILMOT IN THE LEGISLATURE 31

_CHAPTER IV_
WILMOT AS A DELEGATE TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE 41

_CHAPTER V_
LORD JOHN RUSSELL ON TENURE OF OFFICE 57

_CHAPTER VI_
THE READE APPOINTMENT 67

_CHAPTER VII_
WILMOT'S VIEWS ON EDUCATION 83

_CHAPTER VIII_
THE DEMAN