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Sir John Beverley Robinson

Bone and Sinew of the Compact
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1984

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In this biography, early Toronto comes alive through the eyes of a powerful man—firm in his beliefs, attractive to women, respected by his fellows—who sought to mould society to his own ideals.

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Brode Patrick :

Patrick Brode is an independent scholar and lawyer in Windsor, Ontario.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Foreword. The Osgoode Society

    vii
    Brendan O’Brien and Peter Oliver
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    Preface

    ix
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    1. The Loyalist Tradition

    1
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    2. ‘This Outpost of England’

    13
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    3. Gentleman of Lincoln’s Inn

    28
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    4. Public Life

    38
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    5. Parliamentary Life

    61
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    6. An Advocate in England

    77
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    7. ‘He Serves the King, Sir’

    100
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    8. The Alien Debates

    118
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    9. ‘Politics I Am Not Fond Of’

    142
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    10. Tory Twilight

    153
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    11. A Love of Order

    166
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    12. Chief Justice, Speaker, and Confidant

    179
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    13. Rebellion and Reaction

    188
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    14. The Canada Debate

    208
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    15. Lord Chief Justice

    227
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    16. ‘If I Am Right, Thy Grace Impart’

    250
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    Epilogue

    270
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    Abbreviations

    277
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    Notes

    279
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    Index

    315
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    Backmatter

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December 15, 1984
eBook ISBN:
9781442659810
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344
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442659810
eBook ISBN: 9781442659810
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
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