Armory and Lineages of Canada

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Excerpt from Armory and Lineages of Canada: Comprising the Lineage of Prominent and Pioneer Canadians, With Descriptions and Illustrations of Their Coat Armor, Orders of Knighthood, or Other Of¿cial InsigniaAt least one object of the book is perhaps best expressed by the following extract from a letter to the editor from Dr. Alexander Fraser, the Ontario Archivist: The object of your book is not to furnish a medium for the gratification of those who may appear on its pages so much as to supply the public and posterity with a true record of Canadians who have merited distinction at the hands of their Sovereign or of the public, because of public service.The editor's chief incentive in undertaking this work was to pay a tribute to the memory of his father, whose authority as a constitutional writer and adviser was well established throughout the British Empire. But the knowledge of that fact was confined mainly to parliamentarians. In connection therewith this interesting incident has just been received from Mr. J. E. B. Mccready of Prince Edward Island: When I was serving as a clerk to the Committee on the Administration of Justice in the District of Ottawa, the Committee being composed of the great lawyers, with John Hilyard Cameron as chairman, and when I got for them from the library the books bearing upon impeachments, Sir John Macdonald took in his hand one of your father's books, and turning to the Hon. Edward Blake said, 'blake, we think we know a little law, but we would be utterly at a loss how to proceed in the present case but for this book written by a Iayman.' The purport of this book is to publish biographies both of deceased and living persons which opens the way to receive the records of eminent men who have passed away, such, combined with the many historical facts developed in the lineages, should prove of increasing interest to present and future generations.And in addition the editor wishes to identify and preserve the armorial bearings of such families as possess them, having qualified him self by years of study and practice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.