dablink For other uses, see Provinces and territories of Canada , Ecclesiastical Province of Canada , Canada ... name United Province of Canada common name Canada ag continent North America region Central Canada ... representative1 See Governor General of the Province of Canada list of Governors General title representative Governor General deputy1 See List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada list of Premiers year deputy1 title deputy Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada Premier and the Executive Council of the Province of Canada legislature Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada house1 Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Legislative Council house2 Legislative Assembly of the Province ... stat pop1 2507657 political subdiv Canada West br Canada East footnotes The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British North America BNA colonies after the American Revolution ... of 1837 . The Province of Canada ceased to exist at Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867 ... of the Province of Upper Canada , while the southern portion of Quebec and the Labrador region of Newfoundland and Labrador belonged to the colony of the Province of Lower Canada until 1809, when ... Canada and replacing them with a single Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada legislative ... Canada East . The Province of Canada ceased to exist when the British North America Act passed ... capital city of the Province of Canada changed six times in its 26 year history. The first capital ... as the permanent capital of the Province of Canada, initiating construction of Canada s first parliament ... in time to host the final session of the last 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada parliament of the Province of Canada before Confederation. Chronology Kingston, Ontario Kingston 1841 1843 Montreal ... each held 42 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Legislative Assembly , there was legislative ... Amongst its accomplishments, the United Province of Canada negotiated the Canadian American ... more details
The Governor General of the Province of Canada was the vice regal post of pre Confederation Canada that existed from 1840 to Canadian Confederation in 1867. The post replaced the Governor General of New France and later List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of British North America from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas Governor General of British North America , which had replaced that of Commander in Chief of British North America . With Confederation and the dissolution of the Province of Canada , a new post was created, that of Governor General of Canada . See also List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840 1867 List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840 1867 DEFAULTSORT Canada, Governor General of the Province of Category Governors General of the Province of Canada Category Lists of Canadian viceroys and governors Canada Category Westminster system ... more details
The Executive Council of the Province of Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet government Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from its inception in 1841 to 1848. Members were advisers to the Governor and later to the Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada Premier of the Province of Canada . Members of the Executive Council were not necessarily members of the Legislative Assembly but were usually members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada . Members were appointed, often for life and came from Canada East and Canada West . The council replaced the Executive Councils of Upper and Lower Canada. It sat from 1841 to 1867, when it was replaced by the Queen s Privy Council of Canada . The Executive Council sat at several capitals of the Province of Canada Kingston, Ontario Kingston 1841 1843 Montreal 1843 1849 Toronto 1849 1852 Quebec City 1852 1856 Toronto 1856 1858 Quebec City 1859 1866 Ottawa 1866 1867 Presidents of the Executive Council William Morris Canadian businessman 1846 1848 James Leslie Canadian politician 1848 Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet 1856 Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair 1866 References http mikan3.archives.ca pam public mikan index.php?fuseaction genitem.displayItem&lang eng&rec nbr 205074&rec nbr list 205074 Category Province of Canada Category Privy councils Category Canadian ministers Category Monarchy in Canada ... more details
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada , which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada , then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec , and Upper Canada , then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario . It was created by Act of Union 1840 The Union Act of 1840. Canada East and Canada ... Council of the Province of Canada Legislative Council . The first session of parliament began in Kingston, Ontario Kingston in Canada West in 1841. The second parliament and the first sessions ... of Canada . The Constitution Act, 1867 British North America Act of 1867 divided the Province of Canada into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, each province having its own Legislative Assembly, as well as representation in the Parliament of Canada . Parliament Buildings Parliament for the United Provinces of Canada drifted around the cities of Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec City ... 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada 1841&ndash 1843 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1844&ndash 1847 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1848&ndash 1851 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1852&ndash 1854 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1854&ndash 1857 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1858&ndash 1861 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1861&ndash 1863 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863&ndash 1866 Speakers The role of speaker began a tradition ... West See also Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Legislature replaced by the Legislature of the Province of Canada Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Legislature replaced by the Legislature of the Province ... replacing the Legislature of the Province of Canada References Upper Canadian politics in the 1850 ... Legislative Assembly Of The Province Of Canada Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada fr Assembl e l gislative de la province du Canada ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Maskinong provinceProvince of Canada prov status defunct prov created 1853 prov abolished 1867 prov election first 1854 prov election last 1867 The district of Maskinong was established in 1853, under the Act of Union 1840 Union regime of 1841. It was located in the current Mauricie area and was located southwest of the district of Saint Maurice Province of Canada Saint Maurice on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River . ref http www.electionsquebec.qc.ca en history electoral map.asp History of the electoral map of Qu bec, Chief Electoral Officer of Qu bec . ref Champlain was represented by one Member at the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . Members for Maskinong 1854 1867 border 1 cellpadding 5 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse border color 444444 bgcolor darkgray Name Party Election ref By election By elections are indicated with Italic type Italic font . ref Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Joseph douard Turcotte ref Turcotte successfully ran in the district of Champlain Province of Canada Champlain in 1858. ref td Parti bleu td 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1854 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Louis Honor Gauvreau ref Gauvreau died in office in 1858. ref td Parti bleu td 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1858 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row George Caron td Parti bleu td 1858 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row George Caron ref Caron lost the 1863 election. ref td Parti bleu td 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1861 Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Mo se Houde td Parti rouge td 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863 Footnotes Reflist See also History of Canada History of Quebec Louiseville, Quebec Maskinong electoral district Maskinong ... Politics of Canada Politics of Quebec coord missing Quebec Category Electoral districts of Canada ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Saint Maurice provinceProvince of Canada prov status defunct prov created 1841 prov abolished 1867 prov election first 1841 prov election last 1863 Under the Act of Union 1840 Union regime 1841 1867 , the district of Saint Maurice was re established. Its boundaries, which roughly covered the current Mauricie area except for the city of Trois Rivi res, Quebec Trois Rivi res , were reduced when the Maskinong Province of Canada district of Maskinong was created in 1853 . ref http www.electionsquebec.qc.ca en history electoral map.asp History of the electoral map of Qu bec, Chief Electoral Officer of Qu bec . ref Saint Maurice was represented by one Member at the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . Members for Saint Maurice 1841 1867 border 1 cellpadding 5 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse border color 444444 bgcolor darkgray ... in 1842. ref td Reform Party pre Confederation Moderate Reformer td 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada ... Party pre Confederation Moderate Reformer td 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1844 Canadian ... td Reform Party pre Confederation Radical Reformer td 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1848 ... pre Confederation Moderate Reformer td 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1851 Canadian politics ... Parliament of the Province of Canada 1854 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Louis L on Lesieur Desaulniers td Parti bleu td 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1858 Canadian ... lost the 1863 election. ref td Parti bleu td 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1861 Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Charles G rin Lajoie td Parti rouge td 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863 Footnotes Reflist See also History of Canada History of Quebec List of elections in the Province of Canada Mauricie Politics of Canada Politics of Quebec Saint Maurice Champlain ... Category Electoral districts of Canada East ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Champlain provinceProvince of Canada prov status defunct prov created 1841 prov abolished 1867 prov election first 1841 prov election last 1867 Under the Act of Union 1840 Union regime 1841 1867 , the district of Champlain was re established. It was located in the current Mauricie area and was located northeast of the district of Saint Maurice Province of Canada Saint Maurice on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River . ref http www.electionsquebec.qc.ca en history electoral map.asp History of the electoral map of Qu bec, Chief Electoral Officer of Qu bec . ref Champlain was represented by one Member at the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . Members for Champlain 1841 1867 border 1 cellpadding 5 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse ... Radical Reformer td 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada 1841 Canadian politics party ... td 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1844 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives ... Moderate Reformer td 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1848 Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Thomas Marchildon td Reform Party pre Confederation Radical Reformer td 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1851 Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Thomas Marchildon ref Guillet lost the 1858 election. ref td Parti rouge td 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1854 Canadian ... of the Assembly in 1862 and 1863. He successfully ran in the district of Trois Rivi res Province of Canada Trois Rivi res in 1863. ref td Parti bleu td 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1858 ... Parliament of the Province of Canada 1861 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row John Jones Ross td Parti bleu td 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863 Footnotes Reflist ... District History of Canada History of Quebec Mauricie Politics of Canada Politics of Quebec Sainte ... missing Quebec Category Electoral districts of Canada East ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Trois Rivi res provinceProvince of Canada prov status defunct prov created 1841 prov abolished 1867 prov election first 1841 prov election last 1865 Under the Act of Union 1840 Union regime 1841 1867 , the district of Trois Rivi res was re established. Its boundaries roughly covered the pre Municipal reorganization in Quebec merger city of Trois Rivi res, Quebec Trois Rivi res . ref http www.electionsquebec.qc.ca en history electoral map.asp History of the electoral ... Member at the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . Members for Trois Rivi res 1841 1867 ... Member in 1841 and 1842. ref td Ch teau Clique Tory Party td 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada 1841 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Edward Greive ref Greive died in office in 1845. ref td Ch teau Clique Tory Party td 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada .... ref td List of acronyms and initialisms N NA N A td 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1848 ... Antoine Polette td Reform Party pre Confederation Moderate Reformer td 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1851 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Antoine Polette td Parti bleu td 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1854 Canadian politics party colours Progressive ... of the Province of Canada 1858 Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Joseph douard Turcotte td Parti bleu td 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1861 Canadian politics ... in 1864. ref td Parti bleu td 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863 Canadian politics party ... Reflist See also History of Canada History of Quebec List of elections in the Province of Canada Mauricie Politics of Canada Politics of Quebec Trois Rivi res, Quebec Trois Rivi res Trois Rivi res Lower Canada Trois Rivi res Electoral District Lower Canada 1792 1838 Trois Rivi res electoral ... districts of Canada East ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada were the leaders of the Province of Canada , from the 1841 unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada until Canadian Confederation ... Cartier ministry, which governed the Province of Canada from 1857 to 1862 except for four days in 1858 ... of Canada Main List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada See also List of elections in the Province of Canada DEFAULTSORT Joint Premiers Of The Province Of Canada Category Premiers of the Province ... that Upper and Lower Canada be Act of Union 1840 united under a single Parliament, with responsible government. As a result, in 1841, the first Parliament of Canada was convened. Although Canada East the former Lower Canada , now Quebec and Canada West the former Upper Canada , now Ontario were united as a single province with a single government, each administration was led by two men, one from each half of the province. Says Canadian journalist Colby Cosh In truth, one or the other was ordinarily ... day Canada , and some modern historian s, most notably John Ralston Saul , have promoted the idea that they should be viewed as Canada s true first Prime Minister of Canada Prime Ministers . Evolution ... in Canada West and Patriotes in Canada East, while the conservatives, meaning supporters of the elitist Family Compact in Canada West and Ch teau Clique in Canada East prior to unification, were known ... of Canadian politics. Although the Rouges and the Liberals had already emerged in Canada East, these were relatively fringe groups. In 1854, however, many dissatisfied voters in Canada West turned to the more ... in Canada East, led by Augustin Norbert Morin , entered a coalition with Allan Napier MacNab s conservatives in Canada West. The early reformers ultimately dissolved as a political entity. Moderate reformers joined the new Liberal Conservative party, later to become the Conservative Party of Canada ... the modern Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party , thereby creating the political party structure ... more details
The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada was founded in 1860 and is one of four ecclesiastical province s in the Anglican Church of Canada . Despite its name, the province covers only the former territory of Lower Canada ie., southern and eastern Quebec , the Maritimes , and Newfoundland and Labrador . There are seven diocese s in the province Diocese of Montreal Montreal Quebec , Anglican Diocese of Quebec Quebec whose borders are consistent with Lower Canada outside of Montreal , Anglican Diocese of Fredericton Fredericton New Brunswick , Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island , Diocese of Western Newfoundland Western Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador , Diocese of Central Newfoundland Central Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador , and Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador . Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province s diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of Canada is the Most Rev. Claude W. Miller, Archbishop of Fredericton. Metropolitans of Canada class wikitable Name Diocese Dates 1st The Rt. Rev. Francis Fulford Bishop of Montreal 1861 1868 2nd The Rt. Rev. Ashton Oxenden Bishop of Montreal 1869 1878 3rd The Rt. John Medley Bishop of Fredericton 1879 1892 4th The Most Rev. John Travers Lewis Archbishop of Ontario 1893 1900 5th The Most Rev. William ... Miller Archbishop of Fredericton 2009 See also Ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada List of dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada External links http province canada.anglican.org The province s website Anglican Church of Canada Category Anglican archbishops in CanadaCanada Category Ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church of CanadaCanada, Ecclesiastical Province ... more details
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada , which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada , then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec , and Upper Canada , then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario . It was created ... Category Province of Canada Category Canadian legislative houses Category Defunct upper houses fr Conseil l gislatif de la Province du Canada ..., Ontario Kingston in Canada West in 1841. It succeeded the Legislative Council of Lower Canada and Legislative Council of Upper Canada The 24 legislative councillors were originally appointed. In 1856 ... from 24 divisions in each of Canada East and Canada West. 12 members were elected every two years from 1856 to 1862. The Constitution Act, 1867 British North America Act of 1867 divided the Province of Canada into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, each with representation in the Senate of Canada ... District Start Stop Augustus Warren Baldwin Canada West 1841 1841 appointed John Hamilton Canadian Senator representing Ontario John Hamilton Canada West 1841 1867 appointed ref name senate re appointed to the Senate of Canada ref James Crooks Canada West 1841 1860 appointed William Morris Canadian businessman William Morris Canada West 1841 1858 died appointed John Macaulay politician John Macaulay Canada West 1841 1857 died appointed Adam Fergusson d.1862 Adam Fergusson Canada West 1841 1862 appointed Peter Boyle de Blaqui re Canada West 1841 1860 died appointed Alexander Fraser Upper Canada politician Alexander Fraser Canada West 1841 1853 died appointed Thomas McKay Canada West 1841 1855 died appointed Robert Sympson Jameson Canada West 1841 1853 appointed John McDonald 1787 1860 John McDonald Canada West 1841 1843 appointed Robert Baldwin Sullivan Canada West 1841 1851 appointed Ren douard Caron Canada East 1841 1857 appointed Fran ois Pierre Bruneau Canada East 1841 1851 died ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 TOC right The Province of Canada was the Act of Union 1840 union of Canada West formerly Upper Canada and later Ontario and Canada East formerly Lower Canada and later Quebec . The Province of Canada held 8 unique elections from 1841 to 1863 before Confederation. While ... as exactly 29 Liberals were elected from each half of the Province of Canada, and exactly 35 ... bgcolor DDDDDD None 1863 The final election for the Province of Canada took place in 1863. By this time ... of the Province of Canada List of Canadian federal general elections List of Ontario general elections List of Quebec general elections Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Category Province ... of Liberal MPs supported John A. Macdonald , a Conservative Party of Canada historical Conservative , and his idea for Canadian Confederation , many other Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party ... bill, in order to be passed, needed a majority of MPs from both Canada West and Canada East. This sometimes ... parties contested the 1841 election. The Reformers from Canada West were a group of pro democracy, radical Reformers who wanted to change the government. The Family Compact from Canada West was a group of rich Tories interested in the status quo. br Canada East had two similar groups. Les Patriotes ... group. class wikitable style margin auto bgcolor BBBBBB Movement bgcolor BBBBBB Canada West bgcolor BBBBBB Canada East bgcolor BBBBBB Total Seats bgcolor AAEEAA Reform br Left Wing bgcolor AAEEAA ... of the Liberal Party, made up of pro Patriot members from Canada East, who spoke English. class wikitable style margin auto bgcolor BBBBBB Movement bgcolor BBBBBB Canada West bgcolor BBBBBB Canada ... rule legislation needed a majority of both Canada East and Canada West MPs this parliament was not able to get much done. 1848 By 1848, the Reformers were popular once more in Canada West. class wikitable style margin auto bgcolor BBBBBB Movement bgcolor BBBBBB Canada West bgcolor BBBBBB Canada ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Division of Shawinigan provinceProvince of Canada prov status defunct prov created 1854 prov abolished 1867 prov election first 1856 prov election last 1862 The division of Shawinigan was established in 1854 , under the Act of Union 1840 Union regime of 1841 , after the seats of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada became elective. It roughly covered the Mauricie area in Quebec and was represented by one Legislative Councillor. Elections were held every six years starting in 1856 , renewing a third of the Council every two years. The first member for the division of Shawinigan was elected in 1862 . His term was shortened by the constitutional change of British North America Act 1867 1867 . ref http www.electionsquebec.qc.ca en history electoral map.asp History of the electoral map of Qu bec, Chief Electoral Officer of Qu bec . ref Legislative Council 1862 1867 border 1 cellpadding 5 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse border color 444444 bgcolor darkgray Name Party Election ref By election s are indicated with Italic type Italic font . ref Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Charles Christophe Malhiot td Parti rouge td 1862 Footnotes Reflist See also Division of Shawinigan Legislative Council History of Canada History of Quebec Politics of Canada Politics of Quebec Senatorial Division of Shawinigan Shawinigan Trois Rivi res, Quebec Trois Rivi res coord 47 33 6.6 N 73 25 7.9 W display title Category Electoral districts of Canada East ... more details
The 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1848 to 1851 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in January 1848. The first session was held at Montreal , Canada East . In 1849 ... Morrison Reformer Notes start box succession box before 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1848 1851 after 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada end box References references ... in the province of Canada. 1841 to 1860 date 1860 publisher St. Michael & Darveau last C t first ... 7 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ... , Desbarats & Cary 1848 http ... 1851 in Canada fr Troisi me parlement de la province du Canada ... were passed the Act to provide for the Indemnification of Parties in Lower Canada whose Property was destroyed ... Act, which replaced the local government system based on district councils in Canada West by government ... a post on the Executive Council for the Postmaster General of Canada Postmaster General for the Province of Canada . Seats in the Canada East remained at 41, but Canada West increased by 1 to 43. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Augustin Norbert Morin . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Beauharnois electoral ... Fourquin Reformer Notes Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party Brockville, Ontario Brockville ... Durham James Smith Canada West politician James Smith Essex County, Ontario Essex John Prince politician ... Grenville Reed Burritt Haldimand County, Ontario Haldimand David Thompson Canada West politician David ... 1850 by election. ref Reformer Caleb Hopkins Upper Canada Caleb Hopkins 1850 Clear Grit Hamilton, Ontario ... Stormont Alexander McLean Canada West Alexander McLean Toronto William Henry Boulton Conservative ... James Webster Canada West politician James Webster ref unseated on appeal Adam Johnston Fergusson ... more details
The 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1852 to June 1854 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in October 1851. Sessions were held in Quebec City . The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was John Sandfield Macdonald . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Beauharnois electoral district Beauharnois Ovide Le Blanc Reformer Bellechasse electoral district Bellechasse Jean Chabot Reformer Berthier electoral district Berthier Joseph Hilarion Jobin Patriote Bonaventure electoral district Bonaventure David Le Boutillier Reformer Chambly electoral district Chambly Louis Lacoste Reformer Champlain electoral district Champlain Thomas Marchildon Liberal Two Mountains Deux Montagnes William Henry Scott politician William Henry Scott ref died in 1851 Louis Joseph Papineau was elected in a by election held in July 1852. ref Reformer Louis Joseph Papineau Rouge Dorchester electoral district Dorchester Fran ois Xavier Lemieux Reformer Drummond electoral district Drummond John McDougall 1805 70 John McDougall Conservative Gasp electoral district Gasp Robert Christie Independent Huntingdon electoral district ... of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1852 1854 after 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada ... appointments and elections in the province of Canada. 1841 to 1860 date 1860 publisher St. Michael ... fra patrimoine Assembl e nationale du Qu bec French Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 04 Category 1852 in Canada Category 1853 in Canada Category 1854 in Canada fr Quatri me parlement de la province du Canada ... Dumoulin Reformer Notes Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party Brockville, Ontario Brockville ... James Smith Canada West politician James Smith Essex County, Ontario Essex John Prince politician John ... more details
The 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from November 28, 1844 to December 1847 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in October 1844. All sessions were held at Montreal , Canada East . The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Allan Napier MacNab . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Beauharnois electoral district Beauharnois Eden Colvile Tory Bellechasse electoral district Bellechasse Augustin Norbert Morin Patriote Berthier electoral district Berthier David Morrison Armstrong Patriote Bonaventure electoral district Bonaventure John Le Boutillier Conservative Chambly electoral district Chambly Louis Lacoste Patriote Champlain electoral district Champlain Louis Guillet Patriote Two Mountains Deux Montagnes William Henry Scott politician William Henry Scott Reformer Dorchester electoral district Dorchester Pierre Elz ar Taschereau ref died in July 1845 Fran ois Xavier Lemieux was elected in a by election ... box before 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1844 1847 after 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada end box References references Upper Canadian politics in the 1850s ...?id t4ssAAAAYAAJ title Political appointments and elections in the province of Canada. 1841 to 1860 ... 2nd Parliament Of The Province Of Canada Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 02 Category 1844 in Canada Category 1845 in Canada Category 1846 in Canada Category 1847 in Canada fr Deuxi me parlement de la province du Canada ... Notes Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party Brockville, Ontario Brockville George Sherwood ... Dibble Jessup Conservative Haldimand County, Ontario Haldimand David Thompson Canada West politician ... Halton James Webster Canada West politician James Webster Conservative Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton ... more details
The 1st Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from June 15, 1841 to 1843 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in April 1841. All sessions were held at Kingston, Ontario Kingston , Canada West . In 1841, the District Councils Act 1841 District Councils Act was passed which established a system of local government in Canada West ... appointments and elections in the province of Canada. 1841 to 1860 date 1860 publisher St. Michael ... Of Canada Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 01 Category 1841 in Canada Category 1842 in Canada Category 1843 in Canada fr Premier parlement de la province du Canada ... Sessions. There were 41 seats in the Legislature of Canada East and 42 in Canada West. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Austin Cuvillier . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Beauharnois electoral district Beauharnois ... Yamaska Joseph Guillaume Barthe Patriote Notes Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party Brockville ... Haldimand David Thompson Canada West politician David Thompson Reformer East Halton County, Ontario Halton Caleb Hopkins Upper Canada Caleb Hopkins Reformer West Halton County, Ontario Halton James Durand ... Canada West James Morris Reformer Lennox County, Ontario Lennox & Addington County, Ontario Addington ... Yelverton Steele Reformer Stormont County, Ontario Stormont Alexander McLean Canada West Alexander ... center width 30 style text align center Preceded by br 13th Parliament of Upper Canada width 40 style text align center rowspan 2 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada br 1841 1844 width 30 align center rowspan 2 Succeeded by br 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada width 30 align center Preceded by br 15th Parliament of Lower Canada end box References references Upper Canadian politics in the 1850s , Underhill and others , University ... more details
The 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1854 to November 1857 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in July 1854. Sessions were held in Quebec City until 1856 and then in Toronto . In 1854 55, measures were introduced to abolish seigneurial system of New France seigneurial tenure in Canada East and the clergy reserve s in Canada West. The Canadian American Reciprocity Treaty was negotiated in 1854. In 1855, a bill was passed to make the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Legislative Council an elected body, effective the following year. The Audit Act of 1855 established an auditor of public accounts and the Audit Board, a new government department, which reviewed the public accounts. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Louis Victor Sicotte . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Argenteuil electoral district Argenteuil Sydney Robert Bellingham Reformer Bagot electoral district Bagot Timoth e Brodeur Reformer Beauce electoral district Beauce Dunbar Ross Rouge Beauharnois ... South York John William Gamble Tory Notes start box succession box before 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1854 1857 after 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada end ... and elections in the province of Canada. 1841 to 1860 date 1860 publisher St. Michael & Darveau ... fra patrimoine Assembl e nationale du Qu bec French Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 05 Category 1854 in Canada Category 1855 in Canada Category 1856 in Canada Category 1857 in Canada fr Cinqui me parlement de la province du Canada ... Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party East Brant County, Ontario Brant Daniel McKerlie ref ... Munro Canada West politician Henry Munro Reformer East Elgin County, Ontario Elgin George Southwick ... more details
The 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1858 to June 1861 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in December 1857. Sessions were held in Toronto in 1858 and then in Quebec City from 1859. In 1857, Queen Victoria had chosen Ottawa as the permanent seat for the Canadian government. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Henry Smith Canadian politician Sir Henry Smith . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Argenteuil electoral district Argenteuil Sydney Robert Bellingham ref election was declared invalid after an appeal John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was declared elected in March 1860 after an inquiry by a committee of the Legislative Assembly. ref Reformer John Joseph Caldwell Abbott 1860 Liberal Bagot electoral district Bagot Maurice Laframboise Rouge Beauce electoral district Beauce Dunbar Ross Rouge Beauharnois electoral district Beauharnois G d on Ouimet Bleu Bellechasse electoral district ... ref William Pearce Howland Reformer Notes start box succession box before 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1858 1861 after 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada end box References ... and elections in the province of Canada. 1841 to 1860 date 1860 publisher St. Michael & Darveau last ... patrimoine Assembl e nationale du Qu bec French Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 06 Category 1858 in Canada Category 1859 in Canada Category 1860 in Canada Category 1861 in Canada fr Sixi me parlement de la province du Canada ... Yamaska Ignace Gill Conservative Notes Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party East Brant County ... Durham County, Ontario Durham Francis H. Burton Conservative West Durham Henry Munro Canada West ... George Macbeth politician George Macbeth Conservative Essex County, Ontario Essex John McLeod Canada ... more details
The 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1863 to July 1866 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in August 1863. Sessions were held in Quebec City until 1866 the last session was held in Ottawa . The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Lewis Wallbridge . This was also the last session of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . Following Confederation in the following year, it was succeeded by 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto and the 1st Canadian Parliament in Ottawa . Most members went on to become elected in the Canadian House of Commons, while other served at provincial level, appointed to the Senate of Canada , provincial Lieutenant Governor, government posts or simply retired from politics altogether. Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Argenteuil electoral district Argenteuil John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Liberal Bagot electoral district Bagot Maurice Laframboise parti rouge Rouge Beauce electoral district Beauce Henri Elz ar Taschereau parti bleu Bleu Beauharnois electoral district Beauharnois Paul Denis Quebec politician Paul Denis Bleu Bellechasse electoral ... Howland Reformer Notes start box succession box before 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1863 1866 after 1st Canadian Parliament end box References references Upper Canadian ... Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 08 Category 1863 in Canada Category 1864 in Canada Category 1865 in Canada Category 1866 in Canada fr Huiti me parlement de la province du Canada ... F lix Geoffrion Rouge Yamaska electoral district Yamaska Mo se Fortier Rouge Notes Canada West ... Conservative East Durham John Shuter Smith Reformer West Durham Henry Munro Canada West politician ... Albert Norton Richards ref appointed Solicitor General for Canada West David Ford Jones was elected ... more details
The 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1861 to May 1863 . Elections were held in the Province of Canada in 1861. This was the first election in Canada to use a list of eligible voters prepared before the election. All sessions were held in Quebec City . The 7th Parliament ended following a motion of no confidence vote of no confidence on May 6, 1863. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Speaker of this parliament was Joseph douard Turcotte . Canada East class wikitable Riding Member Party Argenteuil electoral district Argenteuil John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Liberal Bagot electoral district Bagot Maurice Laframboise Rouge Beauce electoral district Beauce Henri Elz ar Taschereau Bleu Beauharnois electoral district Beauharnois Paul Denis Quebec politician Paul Denis Bleu Bellechasse electoral district Bellechasse douard R millard Rouge Berthier electoral district Berthier Pierre Eustache Dostaler Bonaventure electoral district Bonaventure Th odore Robitaille Bleu Brome electoral district Brome Moses Sweet ref resigned his seat to accept a post in 1862 Christopher Dunkin was elected in a by election in March 1862. ref Christopher Dunkin 1862 Conservative Chambly electoral district Chambly Charles Eug ne Boucher de Boucherville Bleu ... York William Pearce Howland Reformer Notes start box succession box before 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada title Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada List of Parliaments Parliaments in the Province of Canada years 1861 1863 after 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada end box References ... nationale du Qu bec French Category Parliaments of the Province of Canada 07 Category 1861 in Canada Category 1862 in Canada Category 1863 in Canada fr Septi me parlement de la province du Canada ... Notes Canada West class wikitable Riding Member Party East Brant County, Ontario Brant John Young ... West Durham Henry Munro Canada West politician Henry Munro Reformer East Elgin County, Ontario Elgin ... more details
Canadian politics A List of the Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada , 1841 1866 ref cite web url http www.parl.gc.ca sites collections fine arts speakers pre confederation province thumbs e.htm title The House of Commons Heritage Collection publisher Canadian House of Commons accessdate 2010 05 28 ref Austin Cuvillier 1841 1843 Allan Napier MacNab 1844 1847 Augustin Norbert Morin 1848 1851 John Sandfield Macdonald 1852 1854 Louis Victor Sicotte 1854 1857 Sir Henry Smith Canadian politician Henry Smith 1858 1861 Joseph douard Turcotte 1862 1863 Lewis Wallbridge 1863 1866 Reference references Category Legislative speakers Canada, Province of, Legislative Assembly Category Province of Canada Category Westminster system Canada, Province of Portal box Canadian politics Canada politician stub ... more details
The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the Province of Canada responsible for the operation of the mail service. From 1784 to 1850, Deputy Postmasters General were appointed in the Canadian colonies, subordinate to the United Kingdom Postmaster General Postmaster General in Britain . On July 28, 1849, the British Parliament passed An Act for Enabling Colonial Legislatures to Establish Inland Posts . Legislation was passed in the Province of Canada in 1850 to regulate the operation of the postal service. The official transfer was completed in 1851. After Canadian Confederation in 1867, this function was transferred to the new federal government. In the Province of Canada, the Postmaster General also automatically became a member of the Board of Railway Commissioners. James Morris Canada West politician James Morris , April 1851 &ndash August 1853 Malcolm Cameron , August 1853 &ndash July 1854 Robert Spence Canadian politician Robert Spence , October 1854 &ndash 1857 Sidney Smith lawyer Sidney Smith , February 1858 &ndash August 1858 Michael Hamilton Foley , August 1858 Sir John A. Macdonald , August 1858 Sidney Smith second time , September 1858 &ndash May 1862 Michael Hamilton Foley second time , May 1862 &ndash May 1863 Oliver Mowat , May 1863 &ndash March 1864 Michael Hamilton Foley third time , March 1864 &ndash May 1864 Oliver Mowat second time , June 1864 &ndash November 1864 William Pearce Howland , November 1864 &ndash August 1866 Hector Louis Langevin , November 1866 &ndash 1867 See also Postmaster General of Canada External links http www.civilization.ca cpm chrono chsmene.html A Chronology of Canadian Postal History Category Postmasters General of Canada List of Postmasters General for the Province of Canada Category Province of Canada Postmasters General for the Province of Canada ... more details
GLCPOOlogo.png right 220px thumb Current logo of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario is a Freemasonry masonic Grand Lodge with jurisdiction over 578 ref Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, 153rd Annual Communication, July 2008 ref masonic lodges located in the province ... of Canada West under the jurisdiction of the GLC, but, since 1859, so were most of the lodges of Canada East . However, in 1869, sixteen of the lodges in Quebec formerly Canada East formed their own Grand Lodge, and in 1874 the Grand Lodge of Canada completely withdrew from the province of Qu bec, and twenty four more lodges moved from the Grand Lodge of Canada to the Grand Lodge of Quebec Grand Lodge of Qu bec . In 1887 the name of the Grand Lodge was changed to the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province ... History.htm The 150 year history of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario http www.sarniadistrictmasons.ca index.html Category Grand Lodges Canada Category Organizations based in Hamilton, Ontario Category Freemasonry in Canada ...Freemasonry2 Image GrandLodgeOfCanada.JPG 250px right thumb Grand Lodge of Canada, King Street Hamilton ... Grand Lodge The Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada was formed at the request of Alexander ... Prince Edward , the P.G.M. for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada , William Jarvis was not endowed ... Lodge of Canada Growing dissatisfaction within the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada ... led to the question of whether it was time to create an independent grand lodge in Canada ... Master, the officers met and formed the Grand Lodge of Canada on 10 November 1855. Its officers were ... few years the Grand Lodge went about petitioning the lodges of Canada West to come under the fold ... Lodge as well as its history of being the first Grand Lodge in Canada . References Reflist External ... more details
This is a list of the Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada , who were the heads of government of the Province of Canada from the 1841 unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada until Confederation in 1867. Each administration was led by two men, one from Canada West now Ontario and one from Canada East now Quebec . Officially, one of them at any given time had the title of Premier while the other had the title of deputy. Colour key Green reformers Reform Party pre Confederation Reform Party , Parti rouge Rouges Party , etc. Yellow conservatives see Family Compact , Ch teau Clique Red Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party , Clear Grits Blue Liberal Conservative Party , Parti bleu br border 1 cellpadding 4 align center cellspacing 0 style background f9f9f9 border 1px aaa solid border collapse collapse colspan 2 Canada West Premier colspan 2 Canada East Premier Took Office Left Office bgcolor ffffe0 rowspan 2 Image John William Draper.jpg centre 75px bgcolor ffffe0 William Henry Draper William Draper br Deputy bgcolor 90ee90 Image Samuel Harrison small.jpg centre 75px bgcolor 90ee90 Samuel Harrison ref This was a coalition of the moderate wings of the conservative and reform factions, rather than a regionally based one. ref br Premier February 5, 1841 January 12, 1842 bgcolor ffffe0 ... of Prime Ministers of Canada Category Premiers of the Province of Canada Category Lists of office holders Canada, Pre Confederation Joint Premiers Category Lists of Canadian first ministers de Liste der Premierminister der Provinz Kanada fr Liste des premiers ministres du Canada Uni ... government , Lafontaine and Baldwin became the first democratically elected leaders of Canada ... MacDonald br Premier br Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party File Louis Victor Sicotte.jpg center 75px Louis Victor Sicotte br Deputy br Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party May 24, 1862 May 15 ... Party of Canada Liberal Party May 15, 1863 May 30, 1864 bgcolor BBDDFF rowspan 2 Image Brady Handy ... more details
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