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The Scot in New France (1535-1880)


Carleton, and landed at Plymouth, 10th January, 1784. As a reward for his loyalty he was made Chief Justice of Lower Canada, 1st September 1785, and came to Canada in the Frigate "Thistle" of 28 guns, with Lord Dorchester, the Governor-General of Canada, landing at Quebec 23rd October 1786. Chief Justice Smith was the author of the "History of the Province of New York, from the first settlement down to the year 1732." He married, 3rd November. 1752, Janet, daughter of James Livingston, Esq., of New York, and died at Quebec, 6th December, 1793. His Royal Highness Prince Edward fourth son of King George III, with a numerous train of friends, followed the corpse to. the grave.

E. B. TEMPLE.

Quebec, 9th December, 1880.

J.

(see Page 50.)

LIEUT-COLONEL C. CAMPBELL.
(1792-1872.)

"Lt.-Colonel Campbell, late of the old 99th Regment of Foot (Prince of Wales, Regt.), died at his residence at Bampcell, in the Township of Halifax. Megantic, on Monday the 11th instant in the 80th year of his age. He was descended from the good old U. E. L., stock, who abandoned everything for their loyalty to their Sovereign. He served with distinction during the last war on the American frontier, and was engaged in several actions on and about Lake Champlain, and at Niagara, where he was taken prisoner by an overwhelming force of Americans under the late General Winfield Scott. He always spoke in the highest terms of the kindness he experienced from his captors while in their hands. After retiring from the army, he resided for many years at Quebec, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Spending much of his time at the coves, his wonderful expertness as a swimmer enabled him, at various times, to save many valuable lives, the number whom he thus -rescued exceeding fourteen, as we are credibly informed. The latter years of his life were spent in retirement on the borders of Lake William.—Chronicle, November, 1872.

K.

(See page 57.)

THE EARL OF SELKIRK.

"Thomas Douglas—fifth Earl of Selkirk, Baron Daer and Shortcleugh,. Fellow of the Royal Society—was born in June, 1771, and lived an eventful life of forty-nine years. The family seat of St. Mary’s Isle, in Kirkcudbright— shire, Scotland, at the mouth of the Dee, knew him but little in his adventurous


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