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10th Parliament of Upper Canada
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The 10th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 January 1829. Elections in Upper Canada
had been held in July 1828. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada
. This parliament was dissolved
8 September 1830 on the announcement of the death of King George IV
.
The House of Assembly
of the 10th Parliament of Upper Canada had two sessions 8 January 1829 to 6 March 1830:
Both the House and Parliament sat at the old York Court House on King Street.
Notes:
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
had been held in July 1828. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada
York, Upper Canada
York was the name of Old Toronto between 1793 and 1834. It was the second capital of Upper Canada.- History :The town was established in 1793 by Governor John Graves Simcoe, with a new 'Fort York' on the site of the last French 'Fort Toronto'...
. This parliament was dissolved
Dissolution of parliament
In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.Usually there is a maximum length of a legislature, and a dissolution must happen before the maximum time...
8 September 1830 on the announcement of the death of King George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
.
The House of Assembly
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level....
of the 10th Parliament of Upper Canada had two sessions 8 January 1829 to 6 March 1830:
Both the House and Parliament sat at the old York Court House on King Street.
Sessions | Start | End |
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1st | 8 January 1829 | 20 March 1829 |
2nd | 8 January 1830 | 6 March 1830 |
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Essex | François Baby |
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Halton | Caleb Hopkins |
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Leeds | William Buell |
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Oxford | Finley Malcolm |
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Donald Macdonell |
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Archibald McLean |
Stormont | Ambrose Blacklock Ambrose Blacklock Ambrose Blacklock was a Scottish-born farmer, physician and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Dumfries and studied medicine in Scotland. In 1807, he was commissioned as a surgeon in the Royal Navy. He served on lakes Ontario and Champlain during the War of 1812. Blacklock lived in... |
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George Hamilton |
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York (town) Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
John Beverley Robinson |
Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin was born at York . He, along with his political partner Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, led the first responsible ministry in Canada, regarded by some as the first truly Canadian government.... |
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York York County, Ontario York County is a historic county in Upper Canada, Canada West, and the Canadian province of Ontario.York County was created in 1792 and was part of the jurisdiction of Home District of Upper Canada... |
Jesse Ketchum Jesse Ketchum Jesse Ketchum was a tanner and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Spencertown, New York in 1782. After his mother died, he was taken into a foster home; his foster father was a tanner. He ran away from home in 1799 and joined his brother Seneca, who was farming north of York in Upper... |
York | William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish born American and Canadian journalist, politician, and rebellion leader. He served as the first mayor of Toronto, Upper Canada and was an important leader during the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.-Background and early years in Scotland, 1795–1820:Mackenzie was... |
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See also
- Legislative Council of Upper CanadaLegislative Council of Upper CanadaThe Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. Modelled after the British House of Lords, it was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was specified that the council should consist of at least seven members. Members were appointed for...
- Executive Council of Upper CanadaExecutive Council of Upper CanadaThe Executive Council of Upper Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly. Members of the Executive Council were not necessarily members of the Legislative Assembly but were usually members of the Legislative Council. Members were...
- Legislative Assembly of Upper CanadaLegislative Assembly of Upper CanadaThe Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
- Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791–1841
- Historical federal electoral districts of CanadaHistorical federal electoral districts of CanadaThis is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the Canadian House of Commons. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province...
- List of Ontario provincial electoral districts