Lord ElginGood Press, 2019-12-24 - 233 psl. The following book is a biography of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. He was a British colonial administrator and diplomat and previously served as Governor of Jamaica, Governor General of the Province of Canada, and Viceroy of India. He was also appointed High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East to assist in the process of opening up China and Japan to Western trade. |
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... administration of civil affairs . Then they have had men who were suddenly drawn from some inconspicuous position in the parent state , like Sir Francis Bond Head , and allowed by an apathetic or ignorant colonial office to prove their ...
... administration of civil affairs . Then they have had men who were suddenly drawn from some inconspicuous position in the parent state , like Sir Francis Bond Head , and allowed by an apathetic or ignorant colonial office to prove their ...
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... administration, during a very critical period of Canadian history. Animated by the loftiest motives, imbued with a deep sense of the responsibilities of his office, gifted with a rare power of eloquent expression, possessed of sound ...
... administration, during a very critical period of Canadian history. Animated by the loftiest motives, imbued with a deep sense of the responsibilities of his office, gifted with a rare power of eloquent expression, possessed of sound ...
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... administration of Canadian affairs . After leaving the university with honour , he passed several years on the family estate , which he endeavoured to relieve as far as possible from the financial embarrassment into which it had fallen ...
... administration of Canadian affairs . After leaving the university with honour , he passed several years on the family estate , which he endeavoured to relieve as far as possible from the financial embarrassment into which it had fallen ...
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... administration of the government of Jamaica was distinguished by a strong desire to act discreetly and justly at a time when the economic conditions of the island were still seriously disturbed by the emancipation of the negroes ...
... administration of the government of Jamaica was distinguished by a strong desire to act discreetly and justly at a time when the economic conditions of the island were still seriously disturbed by the emancipation of the negroes ...
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... administration had been "one of considerable social progress"; that "uninterrupted harmony" had "prevailed between the colonists and the local government"; that "the spirit of enterprise" which had proceeded from Jamaica for two years ...
... administration had been "one of considerable social progress"; that "uninterrupted harmony" had "prevailed between the colonists and the local government"; that "the spirit of enterprise" which had proceeded from Jamaica for two years ...
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CHAPTER I | |
THE END OF THE LAFONTAINEBALDWIN MINISTRY 1851 | |
CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
CHAPTER VIII | |
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES | |
CHAPTER X | |
CHAPTER XI | |
A COMPARISON OF SYSTEMS | |
INDEX | |
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