1854 in Canada
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Events from the year 1854 in Canada
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1853 in Canada
1853 in Canada
See also:1852 in Canada,other events of 1853,1854 in Canada.----Events from the year 1853 in Canada.-Events:*February 23 - A description of the proposed bridge across the St...
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1855 in Canada
1855 in Canada
See also:1854 in Canada,other events of 1855,1856 in Canada.----Events from the year 1855 in Canada.-Events:*January 1 - Bytown is renamed Ottawa.*March 8 - A bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls is completed...
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Events from the year 1854 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
- January 27 - The Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway (Ontario)The Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway that operated in Canada West and later the province of Ontario, following Confederation...
opens, linking TorontoTorontoToronto 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...
, HamiltonHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
and WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
. - June 6 - The Canadian-American Reciprocity TreatyCanadian-American Reciprocity TreatyThe Canadian American Reciprocity Treaty, also known as the Elgin-Marcy Treaty, was a trade treaty between the colonies of British North America and the United States. It covered raw materials and was in effect from 1854 to 1865...
is signed - October 27 - A Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway (Ontario)The Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway that operated in Canada West and later the province of Ontario, following Confederation...
passenger train collides with the tail end of gravel train at Baptiste Creek, Canada West. At least 52 people are killed. - Establishment of the African Baptist Association of Nova Scotia.
Births
- April 13 - William Henry DrummondWilliam Henry DrummondWilliam Henry Drummond was an Irish-born Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world," and "one of the most widely-read and loved poets" in Canada....
, poet (d.19071907 in Canada-Events:*March 6 - William Pugsley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Lemuel John Tweedie*May 24 - Boer War Memorial unveiled*May 30 - King Edward VII grants the Coat of Arms of Alberta...
) - May 21 - Edward Gawler PriorEdward Gawler PriorEdward Gawler Prior, PC was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. Prior worked as a mining engineer in England until 1873 when he moved to the province where he settled in Nanaimo and took employment as assistant manager of the Vancouver Coal Mining & Land Co., Ltd...
, mining engineer, politician and Premier of British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
(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...
) - June 8 - Douglas Colin CameronDouglas Colin CameronSir Douglas Colin Cameron KCMG was a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario legislature from 1902 to 1905, and was the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1911 to 1916....
, 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.19211921 in Canada-Events:*March 26 - The Bluenose is launched*June 9 - Saskatchewan general election, 1921: William M. Martin's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority*June 15 - Prohibition comes to an end in British Columbia...
) - June 26 - Robert BordenRobert BordenSir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...
, lawyer, politician and 8th Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
(d.19371937 in Canada-Events:*April 10 - Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada, was created as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway*July 5 - Midale, Saskatchewan and Yellow Grass record the highest temperature ever in Canada, with a record high of 45 °C ....
) - August 29 - Arthur PetersArthur PetersArthur Peters was the ninth Premier of Prince Edward Island.Arthur Peters and his brother Frederick Peters were born in Charlottetown....
, 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.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 1 - James Alexander LougheedJames Alexander LougheedSir James Alexander Lougheed, KCMG, PC, QC was a businessman and politician from Alberta, Canada.-Early Life:Lougheed was born in Brampton, Canada West, to Irish Protestant parents. The family moved to Weston, Canada West , when Lougheed was a child, and he attended King Street Public School Sir...
, businessman and politician (d.19251925 in Canada-Events:*February 5 - Post Office workers are brought under civil service regulations.*February 24 - The Lake of the Woods Treaty works out joint Canadian-American control of the Lake of the Woods.*April 13 - Women win the right to vote in Newfoundland...
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Deaths
- January 20 - Denis-Benjamin PapineauDenis-Benjamin PapineauDenis-Benjamin Papineau was joint premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1846 to 1848. His joint premiers for Canada West during this period were William Henry Draper and Henry Sherwood....
, joint premier of the Province of CanadaJoint Premiers of the Province of CanadaJoint 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 Confederation in 1867....
(b.17891789 in Canada-Events:* 1789-93 - Alexander Mackenzie of Canada, seeking northern river route to the Pacific, travels to the Arctic Ocean; on second journey he crosses continent by land, making contact with many tribes....
) - September 19 - Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, army officer and colonial administrator (b.17841784 in Canada-Events:* August 16 -: In response to Loyalist demands, the Crown creates New Brunswick out of Nova Scotia.* 1784-: North West Company Built up Grand portage as a general summer rendezvous for all companies and free traders, drawing furs from as far as Oregon and the Arctic Circle.* David Thompson...
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