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 Note: Unique page headings have been retained and appear along the left margin by the relevant paragraphs. Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Variant spellings have been retained. Inconsistent hyphenation has been standardised.

CONTENTS

LEMUEL ALLAN WILMOT
CHAPTER IPage
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]