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... Elections of 1872 - Mr . Brown and Mr. Justice Wilson CHAPTER XXIII - Mr . Brown made Senator - Appointed Joint Plenipotentiary to Washington --- Declines the Lieutenant - Governorship of Ontario , and the Title of K. C.M.G. CHAPTER ...
... Elections of 1872 - Mr . Brown and Mr. Justice Wilson CHAPTER XXIII - Mr . Brown made Senator - Appointed Joint Plenipotentiary to Washington --- Declines the Lieutenant - Governorship of Ontario , and the Title of K. C.M.G. CHAPTER ...
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... elections gave a " small majority to the conservatives , chiefly due , it was said , to the " exertion of his personal influence ; but the success was purchased at " a ruinous cost , for he was now in the position , fatal to a Governor ...
... elections gave a " small majority to the conservatives , chiefly due , it was said , to the " exertion of his personal influence ; but the success was purchased at " a ruinous cost , for he was now in the position , fatal to a Governor ...
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... election in the autumn of 1844. The Governor General in the meantime defended himself as best he could by means of letters and pamphlets , some of which were written by one gentle- man who had once been a liberal M. P. , and who found ...
... election in the autumn of 1844. The Governor General in the meantime defended himself as best he could by means of letters and pamphlets , some of which were written by one gentle- man who had once been a liberal M. P. , and who found ...
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... election , and were thus enabled to maintain a precarious and turbulent existence . But it was utterly powerless to promote useful legislation ; nor did it seriously attempt the task . That government expired , in a manner worthy of its ...
... election , and were thus enabled to maintain a precarious and turbulent existence . But it was utterly powerless to promote useful legislation ; nor did it seriously attempt the task . That government expired , in a manner worthy of its ...
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... election - he could communicate with most of them personally . Mr. Brown , as the chief journalist of the time and the coming leader , enjoyed the same advantage ; and it may be doubted whether at a later period , when the country was ...
... election - he could communicate with most of them personally . Mr. Brown , as the chief journalist of the time and the coming leader , enjoyed the same advantage ; and it may be doubted whether at a later period , when the country was ...
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