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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (7557 words) |
 | Maitland was not in accord with this interpretation and attempted first to prevent the opinion of the law officers from becoming known in Upper Canada and then to evade its implication by suggesting that the Church of Scotland be limited to occasional assistance. |
| Maitland had aligned himself with Strachan in the view that the state should have an established church and that, in Upper Canada, the established church was the Church of England. |
| Maitland became identified as an opponent by those forces that resisted the exclusive claims of the Church of England, sought the separation of church and state, and wished to see the revenue from the clergy reserves devoted to general education. |
| Early Canada Historical Narratives -- SARAH OF STAMFORD PARK (1673 words) |
| Among Wellington's Waterloo officers was Peregrine Maitland, commander of the 1st brigade of the Foot Guards. |
| Maitland was smitten by Sarah and she by him, Maitland had earlier asked Richmond for her hand, but the Duke refused to add his blessings to their bliss for two reasons. |
| The appointment of Maitland, who proved to be a mediocre governor, was undoubtedly attributable to the Duke of Richmond and to the British government's policy of rewarding its military heroes, prominent among whom were 'Wellington's Waterloo Warriors'. |
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