Canada A Country by Consent: Lord Durham

Lord Durham

John George Lampton, known as Lord Durham, was sent to British North America in 1838 to assess the reasons for the Rebellions of 1837. John Lampton He spent five months in the country and produced the Durham Report which was used to draft the Act of Union of 1840.

Lord Durham was also known as "Radical Jack" because of his liberal politics. He died five days after the Act of Union became law in July 1840.

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Further Reference

A Country by Consent is a national history of Canada which studies the major political events that have shaped the country, presented in a cohesive, chronological narrative. Many of these main events are introduced by an audiovisual overview, enlivened by narration, sound effects and music.

This was the first digital, multimedia history of Canada. It started out as a laserdisc in 1993 and the CD-ROM version has been used in schools across the country. It has been approved as a curriculum-supporting resource by provincial and territorial ministries of education. This online, public domain site is the fifth edition of the project.