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Author Bio

542: Correspondance et documents relatifs aux événements récemment survenus dans les Territoires du nord-ouest . 1870.
MacDougall, William (1822-1905.)
1822-1905. Born and educated in Ontario; lawyer and founder of North American; elected to what became federal and provincial legislatures, 1858-1882; one of "Fathers of Confederation"; with Sir George Cartier sent to England to negotiate purchase of Rupert's Land, 1868; appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Rupert's Land and the North West Territories, but turned back at Pembina by Riel's followers, 1869; name sometimes spelled McDougall (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography).

Other authors of Peel 542

  • Canada. Governor-General (1869-1872: Lisgar) .
  • Canada. Department of the Secretary of State .