Sir George William Ross

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

SIR GEORGE WILLIAM ROSS pREMIER of ONTARIO Minister of education NEWSPAPERMAN Sir George William Ross was born to Scottish immigrant parents near Nairn, Ontario in 1841. A Gaelic speaker, Ross was strongly influenced by the traditions of his Highland heritage. In 1857 he began his career as a teacher in Middlesex County, determined to create the best educational opportunities for children to ensure a successful and prosperous Ontario into the future. Ross purchased the Strathroy Age newspaper in 1867, which he ran until 1869, doing the “work of several men rather than the work of one”. After engaging with the major political events of his time journalistically, Ross entered politics directly. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1872, the campaign for which included a number of heated debates in Mount Brydges and Strathroy. In 1883 Ross became the second Minister of Education, introducing 68 new features into Ontario school systems. These included the implementation of kindergarten, the admission of women to the University of Toronto, the compulsory study of Canadian history, and the Canadianization of textbook publishing. In 1899 Ross was named as the fifth Premier of Ontario, holding the position until 1905. Knighthood was conferred upon George Ross by King George V in 1910. The impassioned and productive career of George Ross came to an end when he passed away while serving as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in 1914. SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT TRANSLATION: QUOTE: MUSEUM Spem Successus Alit is Latin for From Sir George W. Ross: A Biographical Study STRATHROY-CARADOC ‘Success Nourishes Hope’, the by Margaret Ross. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, motto of Clan Ross. 1923. .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

The Hiring of James Mark Baldwin and James Gibson Hume at Toronto in 1889
History of Psychology Copyright 2004 by the Educational Publishing Foundation 2004, Vol. 7, No. 2, 130–153 1093-4510/04/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/1093-4510.7.2.130 THE HIRING OF JAMES MARK BALDWIN AND JAMES GIBSON HUME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO IN 1889 Christopher D. Green York University In 1889, George Paxton Young, the University of Toronto’s philosophy professor, passed away suddenly while in the midst of a public debate over the merits of hiring Canadians in preference to American and British applicants for faculty positions. As a result, the process of replacing Young turned into a continuation of that argument, becoming quite vociferous and involving the popular press and the Ontario gov- ernment. This article examines the intellectual, political, and personal dynamics at work in the battle over Young’s replacement and its eventual resolution. The outcome would have an impact on both the Canadian intellectual scene and the development of experimental psychology in North America. In 1889 the University of Toronto was looking to hire a new professor of philosophy. The normally straightforward process of making a university appoint- ment, however, rapidly descended into an unseemly public battle involving not just university administrators, but also the highest levels of the Ontario govern- ment, the popular press, and the population of the city at large. The debate was not pitched solely, or even primarily, at the level of intellectual issues, but became intertwined with contentious popular questions of nationalism, religion, and the proper place of science in public education. The impact of the choice ultimately made would reverberate not only through the university and through Canada’s broader educational establishment for decades to come but, because it involved James Mark Baldwin—a man in the process of becoming one of the most prominent ﬁgures in the study of the mind—it also rippled through the nascent discipline of experimental psychology, just then gathering steam in the United States of America.
[Show full text]
Les Manifestations Laurier Des 6, 7 Et 8 Mai 1896 : Un Exemple D’Usage Des Rites Et Rituels Politiques En Contexte Électoral À Québec Jean-François Drapeau
Document generated on 09/24/2021 9:57 p.m. Bulletin d'histoire politique Les manifestations Laurier des 6, 7 et 8 mai 1896 : un exemple d’usage des rites et rituels politiques en contexte électoral à Québec Jean-François Drapeau Rituels et cérémonies du pouvoir du XVIe siècle au XXIe siècle Volume 14, Number 1, Fall 2005 URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1055087ar DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1055087ar See table of contents Publisher(s) Bulletin d'histoire politique Lux Éditeur ISSN 1201-0421 (print) 1929-7653 (digital) Explore this journal Cite this article Drapeau, J.-F. (2005). Les manifestations Laurier des 6, 7 et 8 mai 1896 : un exemple d’usage des rites et rituels politiques en contexte électoral à Québec. Bulletin d'histoire politique, 14(1), 31–44. https://doi.org/10.7202/1055087ar Tous droits réservés © Association québécoise d’histoire politique; VLB Éditeur, This document is protected by copyright law. Use of the services of Érudit 2005 (including reproduction) is subject to its terms and conditions, which can be viewed online. https://apropos.erudit.org/en/users/policy-on-use/ This article is disseminated and preserved by Érudit. Érudit is a non-profit inter-university consortium of the Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and the Université du Québec à Montréal. Its mission is to promote and disseminate research. https://www.erudit.org/en/ Les manifestations Laurier des 6, 7 et 8 mai 1896 : un exemple d'usage des rites et rituels politiques en contexte électoral à Québec1 JEAN-FRANÇOIS DRAPEAU Départementd'histoire UniversitéLaval Partout où il va, il fait courir les foules[.] Au Québec, [..
[Show full text]
Masculinity and Christianity in the Ontario Temperance Movement
“Would You Sell Yourself For A Drink, Boy?” Masculinity and Christianity in the Ontario Temperance Movement MEGAN BAXTER University of Western Ontario The temperance movement was a pervasive feature of nineteenth-century Canadian life. Not everyone believed in the cause, but the discourse surrounding the consumption of alcohol and the effects of drinking as a habit would not have been unfamiliar. Temperance groups set themselves at odds with a society wherein alcohol consumption was an inescapable fact of life. It was made, traded, consumed on the job, during community events, political meetings, and for recreation and escape. 1 Despite the prevalence of alcohol consumption, or because of it, temperance groups sprang up to express their concern over the effects of alcohol consumption, and their eventual conviction that the eradication of drinking would be a pivotal step towards creating a better society on earth and in creating the Kingdom of God. 2 In order to do so, however, they had to attract and retain members and find workable organizational forms that would inspire devotion among members, and convince those members not only to keep paying their dues, but also to reach outside the organization in attempts to convert others, and later, to work politically to promote their agenda. Although many small temperance organizations sprang up and faded in the Canadian landscape, the first groups that had wide appeal turned out to be the fraternal temperance lodges, which spurs three questions: Why did men (and sometimes women) join temperance lodges? Why did they choose to stay (or leave, as the case may be?) How did they incorporate religious belief Historical Papers 2011: Canadian Society of Church History 100 Ontario Temperance Movement and expression into patterns of joining, staying and leaving lodge life? The answers to these, unsurprisingly, are complex.
[Show full text]
Lytle O Fficial Roster, North Dakota 1972
Lytle O fficial Roster, North Dakota 1972 Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine). Discharged on Nov. 5, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certifi- cate of Disability, 100%. LYTLE, JOHN WALTER. Army number 2,460; not a registrant, over age; born, Eldora, Iowa, Nov. 19, 1884, of American parents; occupation., garage manager; enlisted in Company I, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota Na- tional Guard, at Dawson, on July 14, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company I, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (161st Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train), to Jan. 10, 1918; Ambulance Company No. 3, 1st Sanitary Train, to dis- charge. Grades: Private let Class, Feb. 14, 1918; Wagoner, Nov. 28, 1918; overseas from Dec. 12, 1917, to Sept. 1, 1919; wounded, slightly, May 27, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Pi- cardy). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Sept. 24, 1919, as a Wagoner. LYTLE, SAM T. Army number 2,524; registrant, Kidder county; born, New Providence, Iowa, Nov. 4, 1888, of American parents; occupation, mechanic; enlisted in Company I, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dawson, on July 14, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company I, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (161st Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train), to Jan. 10, 1918; Ambulance Company No. 3, 1st Sanitary Train, 1st Division, to discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Feb. 14, 1918; Wagoner, Nov. 28, 1918; overseas from Dec.
[Show full text]
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES Ontario Region NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES Ontario Region Published Under the Authority of the Minister of the Environment Ottawa 1980
Parks Pares Canada Canada NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES Ontario Region NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES Ontario Region Published under the authority of the Minister of the Environment Ottawa 1980 QS-C066-000-BB-A1 © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1980 Design & Illustrations: Ludvic Saleh, Ottawa INTRODUCTION One of the most effective ways to stimulate popular interest and understanding of Canadian history is to focus attention to those specific locations most directly associated with our history. Since 1922, the Federal government has erected plaques and monuments on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to commemorate persons, places or events which are of national historic signifi cance. Locations where such commemorations take place are called national historic sites. There are now almost 800 of these sites in Canada, of which more than 200 are in Ontario. This booklet is intended to introduce the reader to those elements of Canadian national historical heritage singled out for commemoration in Ontario. For your convenience, the sites are listed alphabetically as well as by County. iv BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Historic Sites and Monuments proposals. Board of Canada is an advisory body to The Board is assisted by Parks Canada the Minister responsible for Parks through studies of broad historical Canada and acts as an "Independent themes and research on specific per Jury" in determining whether persons, sons, places or events. In addition, places or events, are of national historic Parks Canada will co-operate with local, or architectural importance. provincial and territorial governments It is normally comprised of 17 members: and other interested groups, including 14 representatives from the 10 provinces local historical societies, in making and two territories (2 each from Ontario arrangements for formal ceremonies to and Quebec and one each from the re unveil a plaque or monument.
[Show full text]
ONTARIO (Canada) Pagina 1 Di 3 ONTARIO Denominato Dal Lago Ontario, Che Prese Il Suo Nome Da Un Linguaggio Nativo Americano
ONTARIO (Canada) ONTARIO Denominato dal Lago Ontario, che prese il suo nome da un linguaggio nativo americano, derivante da onitariio=lago bellissimo, oppure kanadario=bellissimo, oppure ancora dall’urone ontare=lago. A FRANCIA 1604-1763 A GB 1763-1867 - Parte del Quebec 1763-1791 - Come Upper Canada=Canada Superiore=Alto Canada 24/08/1791-23/07/1840 (effettivamente dal 26/12/1791) - Come Canada Ovest=West Canada 23/07/1840-01/07/1867 (effettivo dal 5/02/1841) (unito al Canada Est nella PROVINCIA DEL CANADA) - Garantito Responsabilità di Governo 11/03/1848-1867 PROVINCIA 1/07/1867- Luogotenenti-Governatori GB 08/07/1792-10/04/1796 John GRAVES SIMCOE (1752+1806) 20/07/1796-17/08/1799 Peter RUSSELL (f.f.)(1733+1808) 17/08/1799-11/09/1805 Peter HUNTER (1746+1805) 11/09/1805-25/08/1806 Alexander GRANT (f.f.)(1734+1813) 25/08/1806-09/10/1811 Francis GORE (1°)(1769+1852) 09/10/1811-13/10/1812 Sir Isaac BROCK (f.f.)(1769+1812) 13/10/1812-19/06/1813 Sir Roger HALE SHEAFFE (f.f.)(1763+1851) 19/06/1813-13/12/1813 Francis DE ROTTENBURG, BARON DE ROTTENBURG (f.f.) (1757+1832) 13/12/1813-25/04/1815 Sir Gordon DRUMMOND (f.f.)(1771+1854) 25/04/1815-01/07/1815 Sir George MURRAY (Provvisorio)(1772-1846) 01/07/1815-21/09/1815 Sir Frederick PHILIPSE ROBINSON (Provvisorio)(1763+1852) 21/09/1815-06/01/1817 Francis GORE (2°) 11/06/1817-13/08/1818 Samuel SMITH (f.f.)(1756+1826) 13/08/1818-23/08/1828 Sir Peregrine MAITLAND (1777+1854) 04/11/1828-26/01/1836 Sir John COLBORNE (1778+1863) 26/01/1836-23/03/1838 Sir Francis BOND HEAD (1793+1875) 05/12/1837-07/12/1837
[Show full text]
The Patronage Effect: Civil Service Reforms, Job-Seeking, and State Formation in Victorian Canada
The Patronage Effect: Civil Service Reforms, Job-Seeking, and State Formation in Victorian Canada by David Banoub A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History with Specialization in Political Economy Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario © 2013 David Banoub Abstract Patronage, in the mid- and late-nineteenth century, was central to Canadian politics. This period also witnessed a series of debates concerning the civil service and a range of reforms that attempted to eliminate patronage. This dissertation argues that, more than debates about administration and appointments, these were also struggles over how to construct the ideal civil servant and civil service. These were highly political issues that were beset by processes of inclusion and exclusion, especially with respect to gender, class, and race. In short, these were debates about the many facets of liberal governmentality and state formation in early modern Canada. This dissertation also analyzes letters to federal politicians asking for appointments. Among other things, these documents expressed a range of opinions on how the bureaucracy should be managed, staffed and constructed. Letters asking for patronage also demonstrated how aspiring public servants understood and expected the appointment process to work. These letters reflected what type of people should have access to the civil service, and what type of people the applicants thought they were. As such, they informed and were themselves informed by broader political and administrative debates. These politics of Canadian patronage, I argue, were central to the everyday processes of state formation.
[Show full text]
Sir George W. Ross
•| -^^^^i0!hmM^^M/lv J. THE A. H. U. COLQUHOUN LIBRARY OF CANADIAN HISTORY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from University of Toronto http://www.archive.org/details/sirgeorgewrossbiOOross SIR GEORGE W. ROSS — HC.B .Yr.2. Sir George W. Ross ^ Biographical Study BY MARGARET ROSS "Let it be known there is a standard of honor and that there is a standard of manliness to be called Canadian which will be recognized as such the wide world over." Sir George W. Ross THE RYERSON PRESS TORONTO Copyright, Canada, 1923, by THE RYERSON PRESS SIR GEORGE W. ROSS AND HIS TWO GRANDCHILDREN DEDICATED TO THE GRANDSONS OF THE LATE SIR GEORGE W. ROSS — CONTENTS Page Preface 9 Chapter I. Early Days—The Forest Home (1841-1857) 11 The Forest Home—Birth—The Little Log House The Mother —Scotland—The Homeland — For- bears—The Ross Clan —Sailing for Canada—Home- building—Conditions in Canada. — Chapter II. Early Days The Log School. 20 First Schooldays— Impressions at School and at Home—Conditions in Canada— Influence of Re- bellion (1837) —Stories—Winter Evenings. Chapter III. Young Manhood—Teacher (1857-1871) 24 First School—Studying for Second-Class Certifi- cate—The Temperance Society—The New Interest —Lobo—Marriage—Tribute (Dr. C. Campbell) The Young Orator—Baby Jim—Letter. Chapter IV. Young Manhood—Temperance 30 Tour on Behalf of Temperance (1864) —Glengarry —Death of Baby Jim— Public Approach. Chapter V. Young Manhood— Political Initiation 32 Choosing a Vocation—First Convention and First Political Speech (1867). Chapter \T. Young Manhood—Editor 34 The Strathroy Age (1867) — Responsibility of Editor —His Influence—The First General Election after Confederation—Sandfiield Macdonald—Sir John A.
[Show full text]
How Forests and Forest Management Messaging Was Disseminated in Governmental Promotional Material in Ontario, 1800–1959
Lakehead University Knowledge Commons,http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca Electronic Theses and Dissertations Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 2020 How forests and forest management messaging was disseminated in governmental promotional material in Ontario, 1800–1959 Lino, Amanda A. http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4671 Downloaded from Lakehead University, KnowledgeCommons HOW FORESTS AND FOREST MANAGEMENT MESSAGING WAS DISSEMINATED IN GOVERNMENTAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL IN ONTARIO, 1800–1959 by Amanda A. Lino A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Sciences Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 15 June 2020 Copyright © Amanda Ann Lino, 2020 LIBRARY RIGHTS STATEMENT In presenting this dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD degree at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, I agree that the University will make it freely available for inspection. This dissertation is made available by my authority solely for the purpose of private study and research. In addition to this statement, Lakehead University, Faculty of Graduate Studies has forms bearing my signature: Licence to the University, and Non-Exclusive Licence to Reproduce Theses. Signature: Date: 29 April 2020 A CAUTION TO THE READER This PhD dissertation has been through a semi-formal process of review and comment by at least two faculty members. It is made available for loan by the Faculty of Natural Resources Management for the purpose of advancing practice and scholarship. The reader should be aware that opinions and conclusions expressed in this document are those of the student and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the dissertation supervisor, the faculty or Lakehead University.
[Show full text]
Canadian Government Policy Towards Titular Honours Fkom Macdondd to Bennett
Questions of Honoar: Canadian Government Policy Towards Titular Honours fkom Macdondd to Bennett by Christopher Pad McCreery A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in conformity with requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Caaada September, 1999 Q Christopher Paul McCreery National birary Biblioth&quenationale du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bibliographic Services services bibliagraphiques 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington OttawaON KIAON4 OIEawaON K1AON4 Canada Cariada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accorde melicence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive pennettant a la National Library of Canada to Bibliotheqe nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, distriiute or sell reproduire, preter, distn'buer ou copies of this thesis in microform, vendre des copies de cette these sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de microfiche/fih, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format ekctronique. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur conserve la propriete du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protege cette these. thesis nor substantial extracts fkom it Ni Ia these ai des extraits substantiels may be printed or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent &re imprimes reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation- Abstract This thesis examines the Canadian government's policy towards British tituiar honours and their bestowal upon residents of Canada, c. 1867-1935. In the following thesis, I will employ primary documents to undertake an original study of the early development of government policy towards titular honours. The evolution and development of the Canadian government's policy will be examined in the context of increasing Canadian autonomy within the British Empire/Commonwealth- The incidents that prompted the development of a Canadian made formal policy will also be discussed.
[Show full text]
Shaping the Public Memory of Sir John A. Macdonald in Ontario and Quebec, 1891-1967
The Old Chieftain’s New Image: Shaping the Public Memory of Sir John A. Macdonald in Ontario and Quebec, 1891-1967 by Yves Y. Pelletier A thesis submitted to the Department of History in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada December 2010 Copyright © Yves Y. Pelletier, 2010 Abstract Sir John A. Macdonald has been a political figure frequently referenced in Canadian history. Yet no study has explored the evolution of his public memory. This study provides a focused examination of the attempts by Canada’s federal political parties to shape Macdonald’s public memory. The period of study began immediately following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald on June 6, 1891 and continued until the Centennial Celebrations of Confederation in 1967. The study first aims to identify and analyze events and activities organized or supported by Canada’s federal political class which provide opportunities to shape Macdonald’s public memory. The study then explores through the lens of official memory their motivation to engage in his commemoration and to shape his memory in specific ways. The objective of this study is to answer two specific research questions. The first asks if Canada’ federal political leaders were interested and successful in shaping Macdonald’s public memory during the period of study to allow the emergence of a seemingly national hegemonic figure acceptable to both political parties. The second asks if the federal political parties’ attempts to depict Macdonald as a unifying national symbol were picked up in the media in Ontario and Quebec and in both official languages, thereby reinforcing his hegemonic status for the federal political class.
[Show full text]
The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley Volume 5, Number 3, November 2000
- ISSN 1206-4394 TheHeritage Gazette ofthe Trent Valley Volume 5, number 3, November 2000 :' I 1 \ -\ -- --�' '·, -�.---......... ' ' -: ..... - ,,. ../' ,,. ·• -�.. .. ' J -•.. -- \ FairviewHeritage Centre 567 Carnegie Avenue Peterborough OntarioK9L JNJ (705) 745-4404 tv@orlcmaiLcom ----www.kara.on.ca---- ISSN 1206-4394 The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley Volume 5, number 3, November 2000 Table of Contents The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley 2 Trent Valley Archives 2 Around the Fairview Heritage Centre Keith Dinsdale 3 Margaret Hall: Our First Lady Tourist Martha Ann Kidd 4 The Five Counties I 90 I Morrey 's Directory 5 Immigrants in Ops Township, 1829 National Archives, Upper Canada Sundries 6 Christ Church Lakefield: Baptisms 1857-1858 The Rev Peter S. Warren 7 Queries Bill Amell and Marguerite Young 7 Anson House Project: Trent University students seek help Elwood Jones 8 Anson House Forerunner of Fairhaven as a Home for City's Elder Harry Theobald 9 Anson House and Fairhaven, 1956-1960 Anson House minutes 10 Dan Cole Was First Settler Bay ofQuinte Don Cournoyea collection 14 Marmara Scene of Hobos Convention Don Cournoyea collection 14 Civil War and Fenian Veteran: Col. J.W. Miller Elwood Jones 15 John Leahy (1814-1900) 15 Peter Robinson Awards 15 Irish and Anglo-Irish Families Trinity College Library, Dublin 16 Howard Parnmett's Peterborough Irish : serialization, part 3 Howard Pommel/ 17 History and Justice [Review: McKillop, The Spinster and the Prophet) Elwood Jones 27 Defying Conventions [Reviews: Historical Atlas
[Show full text]