| The Acadian Exiles: A Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Doughty, Arthur G. (Author), Wrong, George M. (Editor), Langton, H. H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1409931072 ISBN-13: 9781409931072 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Sir Arthur George Doughty, FRSC (1860-1936) was a Canadian civil servant and Dominion Archivist and Keeper of the Public Records. He emigrated to Canada in 1886 settling in Montreal. He was appointed to a position in the revenue department of the government of Quebec and in 1897 became private secretary to the Minister of Public Works. In 1900, he was named joint librarian of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and in 1903 was appointed Dominion Archivist and Keeper of the Records. He served in this post until 1935. In 1900, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1927, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1905 he was created a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.32 lbs) 92 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |