HALDIMAND, SIR FREDERICK (17 1 British general and administrator, was born at Yverdun, Neuchatel, Switzerland, on Aug. II, 1718, of Huguenot descent. He entered the British service in 1754 and later was naturalized as a British citizen. In 1778 he succeeded Sir Guy Carleton (after wards Lord Dorchester) as governor-general of Canada. His measures against French sympathizers with the Americans have incurred extravagant strictures from French-Canadian historians, but he really showed moderation as well as energy. In 1785 he returned to London. He died at his birthplace on June 5, 1791. See a life by Jean Mcllwraith in the "Makers of Canada" series (Toronto, 1904) . His correspondence and Diary are preserved in the Canadian Archives.