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Francis Hincks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hincks, Sir Francis (1807-1885), statesman, was born in Cork, Ireland, on December 14, 1807, the youngest son of the Rev. Thomas Dix Hincks, the founder of the Royal Cork Institution. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution;
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HINCKS, Sir FRANCIS, banker, journalist, politician, and colonial administrator; b. 14 Dec. 1807 in Cork (Republic of Ireland), the youngest of nine children of the Reverend Thomas Dix Hincks and Anne Boult; ... In August 1832 Hincks and his bride of two weeks departed for York (Toronto), Upper Canada.
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Sir Francis Hincks, politician, colonial administrator (b at Cork, Ire 14 Dec 1807; d at Montréal 18 Aug 1885). He established the Toronto Examiner 1838 and the Montreal Pilot 1844. Convinced of the need for an ... Hincks, Sir Francis; Hincks was briefly head of the government of the Province of Canada, but was defeated...
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Nov 30, 2009 ... Sir Francis Hincks Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885), member of Parliament for Oxford County in 1841 and Premier of Canada West, 1851-1854. ...
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"How youngly he began to serve his country; How long continued"--Coriolanus; Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the University of Alberta, Edmonton; 43 ... Text Archive > Books from Microfilm > Banquet to Sir Francis Hincks, City Club, Montreal [microform] : Montreal, May 31st, 1883...
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Sir Francis Hincks in the Commons--How he get his Seat--His Aim, the Premiership--Growing Strong--Opposition to the Government in Ontario--A Singular Question of Jurisdiction. ... Sir FRANCIS HINCKS has secured his devoted seat in the House of Commons, but his victory is not one to be proud of. If he is not a...
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Premier of the Province of Canada 1851-1854, Governor of Barbados 1856-1862, and British Guiana 1862-1865, Hincks was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1803, settled in Upper Canada in 1832, and was elected to the Assembly in 1841. He was prominent in the Reform campaign for Responsible Government and was a keen advocate...
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