Chapter I: Front Matter

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

_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 DEMAND FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 99

_CHAPTER IX_
THE VICTORY IS WON 113

_CHAPTER X_
JUDGE AND GOVERNOR 131

SIR LEONARD TILLEY

_CHAPTER I_
EARLY LIFE AND BUSINESS CAREER 143

_CHAPTER II_
ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE 159

_CHAPTER III_
THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW 171

_CHAPTER IV_
REFORM AND PROGRESS 183

_CHAPTER V_
THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY 195

_CHAPTER VI_
THE MOVEMENT FOR MARITIME UNION 201

_CHAPTER VII_
THE QUEBEC CONFERENCE 215

_CHAPTER VIII_
DEFEAT OF CONFEDERATION 231

_CHAPTER IX_
TILLEY AGAIN IN POWER 239

_CHAPTER X_
THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT 253

_CHAPTER XI_
THE FIRST PARLIAMENT OF CANADA 269

_CHAPTER XII_
FINANCE MINISTER AND GOVERNOR 277

INDEX 293

LEMUEL ALLAN WILMOT