Bagot, Sir Charles (1781–1843), a British diplomat. During the period of strained relations between the United States and Great Britain that followed the War of 1812, Bagot was minister to the United States (1816–20). With Acting Secretary of State Richard Rush he negotiated the Rush-Bagot agreement of 1817, which limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes. Bagot held other diplomatic posts and was governor-general of Canada, 1841–43. He was the first governor-general to permit responsible government (self-government), inviting Robert Baldwin and Louis LaFontaine to form a cabinet.
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