1840 in Canada
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1839 in Canada
1839 in Canada
See also:1838 in Canada,other events of 1839,1840 in Canada.----Events from the year 1839 in Canada.-Events:*February 15 - Chevalier DeLorimier and others who joined in the Rebellion are executed....
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1841 in Canada
1841 in Canada
See also:1840 in Canada,other events of 1841,1842 in Canada.----Events from the year 1841 in Canada.-Events:*June 13 - First Parliament of Canada meets at Kingston....
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Events from the year 1840 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Events
- May 6 — Postage stampPostage stampA postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s come into use. - June 10 — Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are shot at.
- June 28 — Queen Victoria is crowned.
- July 23 — Act of Union. The Queen sanctions the union of UpperUpper CanadaThe 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...
and Lower CanadaLower CanadaThe Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. The United Canada Act allows larger government to borrow more money.
Births
- January 1 — John Christian SchultzJohn Christian SchultzSir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
, politician and Lieutenant-Governor of ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
(d.18961896 in Canada-Events:*April 27 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigns as Prime Minister due to cabinet infighting. He is replaced by Sir Charles Tupper.*May 1 - Sir Charles Tupper becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Mackenzie Bowell...
) - February 19 — William LeSueur, historian
- March 24 — Laurent-Olivier DavidLaurent-Olivier DavidLaurent-Olivier David was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician.Born in Sault-au-Récollet, Montreal, Quebec, the son of Stanislas David and Élisabeth Tremblay, David was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and studied law in the Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal...
, journalist, lawyer, and politician (d.19261926 in Canada- Events :*February 24 – Robert Randolph Bruce becomes British Columbia's 13th Lieutenant Governor*February 26 – James Garfield Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Charles Dunning...
) - June 25 — John Murray, detective
- September 26 — Louis-Olivier TaillonLouis-Olivier TaillonSir Louis-Olivier Taillon, PC was born in Terrebonne, Quebec. He twice served as the eighth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec....
, politician and Premier of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(d.19231923 in Canada-Incumbents:*Prime Minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King*Governor General: Viscount Byng*Premier of Alberta: Herbert Greenfield*Premier of British Columbia: John Oliver*Premier of Manitoba: John Bracken*Premier of New Brunswick: Walter Foster then Peter Veniot...
) - October 9 — Robert Drummond, labour leader
- October 15 — Honoré MercierHonoré MercierHonoré Mercier was a lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the ninth Premier of Quebec from January 27, 1887 to December 21, 1891, as leader of the Parti National or Quebec Liberal Party ....
, lawyer, journalist, politician and Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
(d.18941894 in Canada-Events:*February 20 - Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones.*May 17 - Pioneers' Obelisk unveiled*June 14 - Massey Hall opens in Toronto....
) - November 6 — James FisherJames Fisher (Manitoba politician)James Fisher was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He may have served as leader of the parliamentary opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for a brief period in the mid-1890s....
, politician (d.19271927 in Canada-Events:*January 9 - 76 are killed when a fire breaks out at the Laurier Palace Theatre in Montreal*March 1 - The location of the boundary between Labrador and Quebec is settled by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, accepting the Dominion of Newfoundland's claim rather than Canada's.*May...
) - November 9 — Joseph-Adolphe ChapleauJoseph-Adolphe ChapleauSir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, PC, KCMG , born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician....
, lawyer, politician and 5th Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
(d.18981898 in CanadaEvents from the year 1898 in Canada.-Events:*March 1 - 1898 Ontario election: A. S. Hardy's Liberals win a majority*June 13 - Yukon becomes a distinct territory from the North-West Territories*July 29 - White Pass and Yukon Route opens...
) - November 14 — May Fleming, author
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- Patrick J. WhelanPatrick J. WhelanPatrick James Whelan was a tailor and alleged Fenian sympathizer executed following the 1868 assassination of Canadian journalist and politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee....
, tailorTailorA tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,...
and alleged FenianFenianThe Fenians , both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood , were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic in the 19th and early 20th century. The name "Fenians" was first applied by John O'Mahony to the members of the Irish republican...
sympathizer executed following the 1868 assassinationAssassinationTo carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
of CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalistJournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
Thomas D'Arcy McGee (d.18691869 in CanadaEvents from the year 1869 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Prime Minister - John A. Macdonald*Governor General - Viscount Monck of Ballytrammon then Lord Lisgar*Premier of New Brunswick - Andrew Wetmore*Premier of Nova Scotia - William Annand...
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Deaths
- February 21 — Andrew StuartAndrew Stuart (Canadian politician)Andrew Stuart was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Cataraqui in 1785, the son of Anglican priest John Stuart, a United Empire Loyalist, and studied with the Reverend John Strachan and then at Union College in New York...
, lawyer, politician, office holder, and author (b.17851785 in Canada-Events:* Introduction of Power loom in England for weaving cloth* North West Company Strengthened far west trade through such forts as Athabasca and English River.* May 18: The city of Saint John, New Brunswick is incorporated....
) - April 19 — Jean-Jacques LartigueJean-Jacques LartigueJean-Jacques Lartigue was a Canadian Roman Catholic who served as the first Bishop of Montreal. He was the only son of a noted Montreal family...
, bishop of MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(b.17771777 in Canada-Events:*July 4 - Near Fort Ticonderoga, General Burgoyne offers condonement if colonists lay down their arms.*September 19 - General Burgoyne's Indian and French allies desert at the battle of Stillwater....
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