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8. 'A Matter of Instinct': Lord Dufferin and the Pacific Scandal
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- 1. Introduction: Biography and Constitutional Evolution 1
- 2. 'Governor-Generalities ' 10
- 3. Mary Lambton's Husband 31
- 4. The 'Great Experiment': Elgin, Grey, and Responsible Government 47
- 5. A Round Man in a Square Hole: Sir Edmund Head in the United Canadas 71
- 6. 'A Cat into Hell without Claws': Monck and His Ministries, 1861-1864 94
- 7 'An Indolent Individual'?: Lord Lisgar and Canadian Diplomacy 115
- 8. 'A Matter of Instinct': Lord Dufferin and the Pacific Scandal 148
- 9. Character, Context, and the Constitution: Dufferin, Edward Blake, and the Role of the Governor General 177
- 10. Conclusion 214
- Notes 221
- Bibliography 281
- Illustration Credits 297
- Index 299
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- 1. Introduction: Biography and Constitutional Evolution 1
- 2. 'Governor-Generalities ' 10
- 3. Mary Lambton's Husband 31
- 4. The 'Great Experiment': Elgin, Grey, and Responsible Government 47
- 5. A Round Man in a Square Hole: Sir Edmund Head in the United Canadas 71
- 6. 'A Cat into Hell without Claws': Monck and His Ministries, 1861-1864 94
- 7 'An Indolent Individual'?: Lord Lisgar and Canadian Diplomacy 115
- 8. 'A Matter of Instinct': Lord Dufferin and the Pacific Scandal 148
- 9. Character, Context, and the Constitution: Dufferin, Edward Blake, and the Role of the Governor General 177
- 10. Conclusion 214
- Notes 221
- Bibliography 281
- Illustration Credits 297
- Index 299
