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.
Brookside Village is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,523 at the 2010 census, down from 1,960 at the 2000 census.