03445nam 2200733 450 991078067210332120231206203046.01-281-99183-X97866119918381-4426-7172-610.3138/9781442671720(CKB)2430000000001996(EBL)3255123(SSID)ssj0000290772(PQKBManifestationID)11232768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290772(PQKBWorkID)10248069(PQKB)10449675(CaBNvSL)thg00601091 (DE-B1597)464245(OCoLC)1013948988(OCoLC)944178439(DE-B1597)9781442671720(Au-PeEL)EBL4671265(CaPaEBR)ebr11256983(OCoLC)958581029(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/srh60p(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/418858(MiAaPQ)EBC4671265(OCoLC)1380653897(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104495(MiAaPQ)EBC3255123(EXLCZ)99243000000000199620160914h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCanada's governors general, 1847-1878 biography and constitutional evolution /Barbara J. MessamoreToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2006.©20061 online resource (333 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8020-9385-X 0-8020-9061-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Biography and constitutional evolution -- 'Governor-generalities' -- Mary Lambton's husband -- The 'great experiment' : Elgin, Grey, and responsible government -- A round man in a square hole : Sir Edmund Head in the United Canadas -- 'A cat into hell without claws' : Monck and his ministries, 1816-1864 -- 'An indolent individuial'? Lord Lisgar and Canadian diplomacy -- 'A matter of instinct' : Lord Dufferin and the Pacific scandal -- Character, context, and the constitution : Dufferin, Edward Blake, and the role of the governor general -- Conclusion."Often ignored in the study of Canadian history or dismissed as a vestige of colonial status, the governor general's office provides essential historical insight into Canada's constitutional evolution. In the nineteenth century, as today, individual governors general exercised considerable scope in interpreting their approach to the office. The era from 1847 to 1878 witnessed profound changes in Canada's relationship with Britain, and in this new book Barbara J. Messamore explores the nature of these changes through an examination of the role of the governor general."--Jacket.Governors generalCanadaBiographyCanadaPolitics and government1841-1867CanadaPolitics and government1867-1914Biographies.Electronic books. Governors general971.04/0922Messamore Barbara Jane1959-1499667MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780672103321Canada's governors general, 1847-18783725885UNINA