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Sir John Beverley Robinson : bone and sinew of the compact / Patrick Brode.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brode, Patrick, 1950- author.
- Series:
- Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judges--Ontario--Biography.
- Judges.
- Robinson, John Beverley, Sir, 1791-1863.
- Robinson, John Beverley.
- Ontario.
- Canada.
- Canada--Politics and government--1763-1867.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York ; London, England : University of Toronto Press, 1984.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword. The Osgoode Society
- Preface
- 1. The Loyalist Tradition
- 2. 'This Outpost of England'
- 3. Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn
- 4. Public Life
- 5. Parliamentary Life
- 6. An Advocate in England
- 7. 'He Serves the King, Sir'
- 8. The Alien Debates
- 9. 'Politics I Am Not Fond Of'
- 10. Tory Twilight
- 11. A Love of Order
- 12. Chief Justice, Speaker, and Confidant
- 13. Rebellion and Reaction
- 14. The Canada Debate
- 15. Lord Chief Justice
- 16. 'If I Am Right, Thy Grace Impart'
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-5981-5
- 1-4426-5523-2
- OCLC:
- 903441136
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