Louis Riel (1844-1885) was best known for being the leader of the MÃ©tis, who lived in the Canadian Prairies. He was an advocate for French rights in Canada, and forced the fe â¦ deral government at the time to give his settlement a provincial status, becoming the province of Manitoba.
Brooksville is an incorporated city in and the county seat of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States. Hernando County. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Brooksville was named in 1856 for Preston Brooks, a congressman from South Carolina. Brooksville is home to historic buildings and residences including the home of former Florida Governor William Sherman Jennings and football player Jerome Brown.
Sponsored Topics. Dundee is a town in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,912 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,008 . It is part of the LakelandâWinter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.