dooryards. In 1885, for example, he favourably assessed the now famous “McIntosh red apples” sent him by Allan McIntosh of Dundela, Ont., son of John

Allan*; Sir John A. Macdonald*], the newspaper, a long-time ally of the Liberal-Conservatives, had gone over to the

the route originally recommended by Dawson, was assigned to John Allan Snow*. The slow pace of 1868 quickened suddenly the following year

. Macdonald* and in which the leader of the opposition, Sir Charles Tupper*, had played an important role, served Dobell’s interests. In fact

establishing an early connection with John Macdonald*, a leading Toronto wholesaler and a fellow Methodist. (Eaton had converted to Methodism in 1858

. Grant’s family attended an anti-burgher church until 1853 when they switched to the Kirk church where Allan Pollok was minister. Within months Grant was one of four beneficiaries of that church’s “Young

the Pacific Scandal [see Sir John A. Macdonald*], Greenway contested the federal constituency of South Huron for

Connor* defended J. G. Bowes, Gwynne’s railway companion, in the litigation arising from the scandal known as the “£10,000 job”; in Macdonell v. Macdonald (1858) he

western part of Upper Canada, and John Sandfield Macdonald*’s supporters in the east. Howland was one of the handful of Toronto

traditional political network based on Tilley, who had entered Sir John A. Macdonald*’s Conservative government in 1867, was vital

the resistance of 1885 Kā-kīwistāhāw made it clear that he would uphold his treaty obligations. Indian agent Allan

economic development. For much the same reason the Leader championed the coalition engineered with the Conservatives in 1854 [see Sir Allan Napier

MACDONALD, ALLAN (he may also have signed MacDonald and McDonald), farmer, rancher

, Allan Pollok. The Macdonald was to be the main library of Dalhousie University until the 1970s. It still stands, a handsome monument to a great man

[see Sir John A. Macdonald*; Sir Hugh Allan

business in Montrose. In 1857 the Glasgow firm of Gilmour and Company sent him to Chelsea, Lower Canada, to manage its timber operations on the Ottawa and Gatineau rivers [see Allan

Railway were, however, consistently disallowed by the federal government [see Sir John A. Macdonald*]. Meanwhile

strength of Lower Canadian votes [see Sir John A. Macdonald*], helped to unite Brownite, Hincksite, and Clear Grit

department believed that he incited indigenous people to express dissatisfaction; in 1877, they gave his post to Allan Macdonald