| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps, portraits |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-278) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; 1. Scottish Heritage and Quebec Boyhood 1841-1857; 2. James and the Law 1858-1862; 3. Literature, Law, and Love 1863-1865; 4. The Ridouts of Upper Canada 1844-1865; 5. At Home with James and Matilda Edgar 1865-1867; 6. Through Private Tragedy to Public Success 1867-1872; 7. Member of Parliament 1872-1874; 8. Railways in the Wilderness 1874-1884; 9. Return to Parliament 1885; 10. Authors in the House 1885-1893; 11. New Leader, New Policies 1885-1888; 12. Family Matters 1888-1891; 13. Waning Health, Waning Influence 1892-1896; 14. Speaker of the House 1896-1899. |
| Summary |
The private and public lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar symbolized the increasingly complex nature of Toronto society as older generations gradually gave way to a new generation of "outsiders" seeking fame and prominence. James David Edgar (1841-1899), a self-made man, born to proud though impoverished Scottish-immigrant parents in Quebec, became a lawyer, an author, a railway promoter, an M.P. and ultimately speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Matilda Ridout Edgar (1845-1910) was one of Canada's first widely respected female historians and ultimately president of the. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Edgar, J. D. (James David), 1841-1899.
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Edgar, J. D. (James David), 1841-1899. |
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Edgar, Matilda Ridout, Lady, 1844-1910.
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Edgar, Matilda Ridout, Lady, 1844-1910. |
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Canada. Parliament. House of Commons -- Speakers -- Biography.
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Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Edgar, J. D. (James David), 1841-1899. |
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Edgar, Matilda Ridout, Lady, 1844-1910. |
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Canada. Parlement. Chambre des communes -- Président -- Biographies. |
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Canada -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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Canada. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Canada -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Social conditions. |
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Women historians -- Canada -- Biography.
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Women historians. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Stamp, Robert M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McLean, Maud J., 1924- My dearest wife. 1st ed. Toronto : Natural Heritage/Natural History, ©1998 1896219365 9781896219363 (DLC) 98225198 (OCoLC)39335341 |
| ISBN |
9781554882359 (electronic book) |
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1554882354 (electronic book) |
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9781459714977 (electronic book) |
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1459714970 (electronic book) |
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1896219365 |
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9781896219363 |
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