FRONTENAC’

Comte de, French statesman. Louis de Buade was born in 1620, of a family holding land in Frog more Mausoleum Bearn. He became a soldier and in 1672 went to Canada as governor. He remained there until 1682 and was again governor from 1689 to 1698. Frontenac died in Quebec, 28th Nov., 1698. His harsh methods of rule made him unpopular, but he ranks as one of the makers of Canada. FRONTI’/NUS, Sextus Julius, a Roman of patrician descent, born about A.D. 40, died 106. He was Governor of Britain from 75 to 78, and distinguished himself in the Wars of the Silures. He appears to have been twice Consul, and was appointed by Nerva to superintend the aqueducts, on waich he also wrote. His De Stratagem at i bus, a treatise on war, and his De Aqueduct i bus Urbis Rome ars still extant.