1843 in Canada
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Events from the year 1843 in Canada
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1842 in Canada
1842 in Canada
See also:1841 in Canada,other events of 1842,1843 in Canada.----Events from the year 1842 in Canada.-Events:*January 10 - Governor General of Canada Sir Charles Bagot arrives at Kingston, Ontario.*January 12 - The Islander is founded...
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1844 in Canada
1844 in Canada
See also:1843 in Canada,other events of 1844,1845 in Canada.----Events from the year 1844 in Canada.-Events:*March 5 - The Toronto Globe is founded by George Brown*May 10 - Government moves from Kingston to Montreal....
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Events from the year 1843 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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- January 19 - Mount Allison UniversityMount Allison UniversityMount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
is founded. - September 1 - First Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of CanadaCanadaCanada 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...
Sir John A. MacdonaldJohn A. MacdonaldSir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
marries Isabella ClarkIsabella ClarkIsabella Macdonald, née Clark was the first wife of John A. Macdonald, the premier of the Province of Canada in 1856. She was Macdonald's first cousin.... - December 9 - Bishop's UniversityBishop's UniversityBishop's University is a predominantly undergraduate university in Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Bishop's is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in the English language...
is founded.
Full date unknown
- Fort Victoria built by British to strengthen their claim to Vancouver IslandVancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. - David ThompsonDavid Thompson (explorer)David Thompson was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer"...
sends a set of refined maps to London. - Lord Metcalfe comes to Montreal.
- The Cornwall and Chambly Canals are opened.
- Survey of Boundary, between the U.S. and Canada, is begun.
- Grace MarksGrace MarksGrace Marks was an Canadian maid who was convicted in 1843 of murder in the death of her employer Thomas Kinnear, and was suspected of murdering his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery...
is controversially convicted of murder. The crime and trial will form the basis for Margaret AtwoodMargaret AtwoodMargaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
's novel Alias GraceAlias GraceAlias Grace is a historical fiction novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in 1996 by McClelland & Stewart, it won the Canadian Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize....
in 1996.
January to June
- February 3 - William Cornelius Van HorneWilliam Cornelius Van HorneSir William Cornelius Van Horne, KCMG was a pioneering Canadian railway executive.-Life and career:Born in 1843 in rural Illinois, he moved with his family to Joliet, Illinois when he was eight years old...
, pioneering railway executive (d.19151915 in Canada-Events:*January 4 - WWI: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry becomes the first Canadian troops sent to the front lines*January 15 - The Canadian Northern Railway line to Vancouver, British Columbia, is completed...
) - February 10 - Jean BlanchetJean BlanchetJean Blanchet served as Conservative leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1891....
, politician (d.19081908 in Canada-Incumbents:*Prime Minister: Sir Wilfrid Laurier*Governor General: Earl Grey*Premier of Alberta: Alexander Rutherford*Premier of British Columbia: Richard McBride*Premier of Manitoba: R.P. Roblin*Premier of New Brunswick: Clifford Robinson then John Hazen...
) - March 16 - James MitchellJames Mitchell (Canadian politician)James Mitchell was a politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to entering politics, Mitchell was a schoolteacher and a prominent lawyer in St. Stephen, New Brunswick....
, politician and 7th Premier of New BrunswickPremier of New BrunswickThe Premier of New Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
(d.18971897 in Canada- Events :* January 29 - The Victorian Order of Nurses is founded in Ottawa* February 2 - Clara Brett Martin becomes the first woman to practise law in Ontario* February 19 - World's first Women's Institute founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario...
) - May 2 - Elijah McCoyElijah McCoyElijah J. McCoy was a Canadian-American inventor and engineer, who was notable for his 57 U.S. patents, most to do with lubrication of steam engines. His family returned to the United States in 1847, where he lived for the rest of his life and became a US citizen.- Early life and education:Elijah J...
, inventor and engineer (d.19291929 in Canada-Events:*January 10 - Lomer Gouin becomes Quebec's 15th Lieutenant Governor, serving until his death on March 28, 1929.*March 22 - The Canadian schooner and rum-runner I'm Alone was sunk by the US Coast Guard....
) - May 17 - Robert BeithRobert BeithRobert Beith was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in 1891 to represent the riding of Durham West. He was re-elected in 1896 then lost in 1900 but re-elected in 1902 after the previous election was declared void on...
, politician (d.19221922 in Canada-Incumbents:*Sovereign: King George V*Prime Minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King*Governor General: Viscount Byng*Premier of Alberta: Herbert Greenfield*Premier of British Columbia: John Oliver*Premier of Manitoba: Tobias Norris then John Bracken...
) - June 1 - David Howard HarrisonDavid Howard HarrisonDavid Howard Harrison was a politician, farmer and physician. He was born in the township of London, Canada West, and moved to Manitoba in 1882. He and his family soon established themselves as substantial landowners....
, farmer, physician, politician and 6th Premier of ManitobaPremier of ManitobaThe Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
(d.19051905 in Canada-Events:* January 25 - 1905 Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a majority, defeating G. W. Ross's Liberals* February 8 - Sir James Whitney becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Ross* February 27 - Clifford Sifton resigns from cabinet...
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July to December
- August 4 - Joseph-Guillaume BosséJoseph-Guillaume BosséJoseph Guillaume Bossé was a politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1882 as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Quebec-Centre. His father was Senator Joseph-Noël Bossé ....
, politician and lawyer (d.19081908 in Canada-Incumbents:*Prime Minister: Sir Wilfrid Laurier*Governor General: Earl Grey*Premier of Alberta: Alexander Rutherford*Premier of British Columbia: Richard McBride*Premier of Manitoba: R.P. Roblin*Premier of New Brunswick: Clifford Robinson then John Hazen...
) - September 30 - Samuel Barton BurdettSamuel Barton BurdettSamuel Barton Burdett was a politician, lawyer and lecturer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member in the 1887 election. He was re-elected in the 1891 election then died in office on January 20, 1892. He also served as a councillor for the town of Belleville, Ontario....
, politician, lawyer and lecturer (d.18921892 in Canada-Events:*June 29 - John Robson, Premier of British Columbia, dies in office*July 2 - Theodore Davie becomes Premier of British Columbia*July 8 - Two-thirds of St. Johns, Newfoundland, destroyed in a fire*November 24 - Sir John Abbott resigns as Prime Minister...
) - October 2 - James WhitneyJames WhitneySir James Pliny Whitney, KCMG was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. Whitney was a lawyer in eastern Ontario, Conservative member for Dundas from 1888 to 1914, and the sixth Premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914.- Early life :Whitney was born in Williamsburgh Township in 1843 and...
, politician and 6th Premier of OntarioPremier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
(d.19141914 in Canada-January to June:* March 19 - The Royal Ontario Museum opens* April 11 - Canadian Margaret C. MacDonald is appointed Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian Nursing service band and becomes the first woman in the British Empire to reach the rank of major....
) - October 25 - Thomas Simpson SprouleThomas Simpson SprouleThomas Simpson Sproule was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1911–1915, and a member of the Canadian Senate from 1915–1917.-Early life and education:...
, politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of CommonsSpeaker of the Canadian House of CommonsThe Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow Members of Parliament...
(d.19171917 in Canada-January to June:*February 1 - James Alexander Murray becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George Johnson Clarke*April 4 - Walter Foster becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Murray*April 9 - April 14 - Battle of Vimy Ridge....
) - December 3 - William Dillon OtterWilliam Dillon OtterGeneral Sir William Dillon Otter KCB, CVO, VD was a professional Canadian soldier who became the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army.-Military career:...
, soldier and first Canadian-born Chief of the General StaffChief of the General Staff (Canada)The Chief of the General Staff was the most senior member of the Canadian Army from 1904 until 1964 when the appointment became Commander, Mobile Command with the unification of Canada's military forces. The position was renamed Chief of the Land Staff in 1993....
(d.19291929 in Canada-Events:*January 10 - Lomer Gouin becomes Quebec's 15th Lieutenant Governor, serving until his death on March 28, 1929.*March 22 - The Canadian schooner and rum-runner I'm Alone was sunk by the US Coast Guard....
) - December 6 - William Wilfred SullivanWilliam Wilfred SullivanSir William Wilfred Sullivan was a Prince Edward Island journalist, politician and jurist, the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island....
, journalist, jurist, politician and Premier of Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
(d.19201920 in Canada-Events:*January 10 - Canada is a founding member of the League of Nations*February 1 - The Royal Northwest Mounted Police renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police*February 14 - Université de Montréal founded...
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Deaths
- February 26 (baptised) - William CarsonWilliam CarsonSir William Carson , often called "The Great Reformer", was an important doctor and businessman in Newfoundland. Carson's primary contribution to Newfoundland was the application of modern agricultural principles....
(b.17701770 in Canada-Events:* December - Samuel Hearne departs on his third voyage of discovery* The city of Saint-Eustache, Quebec is established-Births:*April 7 - William Wordsworth, in Cockermouth, England...
) - September 16 - Ezekiel Hart, entrepreneur, politician, and first Jew to be elected to public office in the British EmpireBritish EmpireThe British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
(b.17671767 in CanadaSee also:1766 in Canada,other events of 1767,1768 in Canada.----Events from the year 1767 in Canada.-Births:*May 15 - Ezekiel Hart, entrepreneur, politician, and first Jew to be elected to public office in the British Empire...
) - October 6 - Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st BaronetSir Archibald Campbell, 1st BaronetGeneral Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet GCB was an officer of the British Army, and from 1831 to 1837, the administrator of the colony of New Brunswick. From 1824 to 1826, Gen...
, army officer and colonial administrator (b.17691769 in Canada-Events:* The American colonies begin their westward expansion, settling Tennessee.* Prince Edward Island becomes a separate colony from Nova Scotia.* April 20 - Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa is killed by a Kaskaskia Indian in Illinois.-Births:...
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