1872 in Canada
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Events from the year 1872 in Canada
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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
- March 14 - Henry Joseph ClarkeHenry Joseph ClarkeHenry Joseph Clarke , who sometimes used the middle names Hynes and O'Connell, was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada....
becomes premier 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...
, replacing Marc-Amable GirardMarc-Amable GirardMarc-Amable Girard was the second Premier of the Western Canadian province of Manitoba, and the first Franco-Manitoban to hold that post. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide lists Girard as having been Premier from 1871 to 1872, but he did not have this title at the time and was not the government... - March 25 - The beginning of the Toronto Printers' Strike for a nine-hour day.
- March 31 - The first issue of the Toronto Mail, which would later be merged into the Globe and Mail, is published
- April 15 - Ten thousand demonstrate at Queen's Park in support of the striking Toronto printers. The police, prompted by the Masters Printers' Association and its leader, George BrownGeorge Brown (Canadian politician)George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation...
of the Globe, arrest the entire 24-man strike committee - April 18 - 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...
introduces a bill to legalize trade unions. - April 25 - The first issue of the weekly Ontario Workman is published by the Toronto Trades Assembly. It is Canada's first labour newspaper.
- May 15 - In the first nationwide labour protest, marchers across the land press for the nine-hour workday.
- June 14 - The Trade Unions Act is passed in parliament, legalizing labour unions. The Criminal Law Amendment Act is also passed, making picketing illegal.
- June 22 - A Grand Trunk RailwayGrand Trunk RailwayThe Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate...
express passenger train from 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...
to 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...
derails near Shannonville, Ontario, killing 34. - June 25 - Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin becomes Governor General of CanadaGovernor General of CanadaThe Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
- July 20 - October 12: In the 1872 federal electionCanadian federal election, 1872The Canadian federal election of 1872 was held from July 20 to October 12, 1872, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 2nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir John A...
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...
's Conservatives are re-elected. - October 15 - The Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
Company is formed - October 31 - Oliver MowatOliver MowatSir Oliver Mowat, was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history...
becomes Premier of OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
replaces the retiring Edward BlakeEdward BlakeDominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887... - November 21 - Victoria Memorial (Montreal)Victoria Memorial (Montreal)The Victoria Memorial is a sculpture placed at the centre of the Victoria Square, Montreal.- Overview :The fine statue of the Queen Victoria adorning the Victoria Square is the work of sculptor Marshall Wood , and was unveiled in 1872 by Lord Dufferin, the Governor General of Canada...
unveiled - December 23 - Amor De CosmosAmor De CosmosAmor De Cosmos was a Canadian journalist, publisher and politician. He served as the second Premier of British Columbia.-Early life:...
becomes 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...
, replacing John McCreight
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- The Dominion Lands ActDominion Lands ActThe Dominion Lands Act was an 1872 Canadian law that aimed to encourage the settlement of Canada's Prairie provinces. It was closely based on the United States Homestead Act, setting conditions in which the western lands could be settled and their natural resources developed...
provides land to settlers for only a small fee - The Manitoba Free PressWinnipeg Free PressThe Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
is first published - Simpson'sSimpson'sThe Robert Simpson Company, or Simpsons , was a Canadian department store chain, founded by Robert Simpson. The chain was eventually bought by the Hudson's Bay Company.- History :...
founded - A 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...
law bans all Asian and First Nations peoples from voting. - George KingGeorge E. KingGeorge Edwin King was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician, jurist, and the second and fourth Premier of New Brunswick in the Canadian Confederation....
becomes premier of New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
for the second time, replacing George Hatheway - 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...
, born in Colchester, Ontario, invents the first of his many devices to oil engines used on trains and in factories. - The new Patent Act encourages import or licensing of technology and foreign patents by allowing legal use of patent in Canada if not registered in Canada within two years.
- An award of arbitration sets the final boundary between Canada and the United States in the Gulf of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de FucaStrait of Juan de FucaThe Strait of Juan de Fuca is a large body of water about long that is the Salish Sea outlet to the Pacific Ocean...
, ending the San Juan boundary disputePig WarThe Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the British Empire over the boundary between the US and British North America. The territory in dispute was the San Juan Islands, which lie between Vancouver Island and the North American mainland...
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Births
- June 24 - Pierre-Ernest BoivinPierre-Ernest BoivinPierre-Ernest Boivin was a politician and businessman. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1926 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Shefford. He was defeated in the 1930 election...
, politician and businessman (d.19381938 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch - George VI*Governor General - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir*Prime Minister - William Lyon Mackenzie King-Events:*June 8 - Saskatchewan general election: William John Patterson's Liberals win a second consecutive majority...
) - August 25 - John Campbell ElliottJohn Campbell ElliottJohn Campbell Elliott, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.He was born in Ekfrid Township, Ontario, the son of George Campbell and Jane Elliott. He was educated at the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto, studied law at Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in 1896.J. C...
, lawyer and politician (d.19411941 in Canada-Events:* January 1: The news division of CBC is founded* March 4: All Japanese Canadians are registered by the government* July 16: The highest temperature ever recorded in British Columbia is measured in Lytton, when the temperature hit an all time high of 44.4 degrees Celsius.* July 24: Alcan...
) - October 17 - Samuel Wickett, businessman
- October 26 - Alfred Edmond BourgeoisAlfred Edmond BourgeoisAlfred Edmond Bourgeois was a politician, clerk, landlord and merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1926 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Kent. He ran in the Kent by-election in 1923 and 1930 but was defeated in both....
, politician (d.19391939 in Canada-Events:*May 17 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin their royal tour of Canada, eventually visiting every province.*September 7 - Prime Minister Mackenzie King calls for a special session of Parliament, to discuss a declaration of war versus Nazi Germany...
) - November 10 - Frederick C. AlderdiceFrederick C. AlderdiceFrederick Charles Alderdice was a businessman, politician and the last Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A prominent St...
, businessman, politician and last Prime Minister of NewfoundlandDominion of NewfoundlandThe Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
(d.19361936 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: George V, then Edward VIII, then George VI*Governor General: John Baron Tweedsmuir*Prime Minister: Mackenzie King*Secretary of State for External Affairs: Mackenzie King*Minister of National Defence: Ian Mackenzie...
) - November 30 - John McCraeJohn McCraeLieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres...
, poet, physician, author, artist and soldier (d.19181918 in Canada-Events:*March 1 - Harlan Brewster, premier of British Columbia, dies in office*March 6 - John Oliver becomes premier of British Columbia*March 30 - C Squadron of Lord Strathcona's Horse conducts a cavalry charge against the Germans at Moreuil Wood...
) - December 23 - Charles BélecCharles BélecCharles Bélec was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Pontiac.The son of Charles Bélec and Thersile Gervais, he operated a farm near Fort Coulonge...
, politician (d.19581958 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – Elizabeth II*Governor General – Vincent Massey then Georges Vanier*Prime Minister – John Diefenbaker*Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning*Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C...
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Deaths
- April 8 - Cornelius KrieghoffCornelius KrieghoffCornelius David Krieghoff is probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, which were sought-after in his own time as they are today. He is particularly famous for his winter scenes,...
, artist (b.18151815 in Canada-Events:* Great Migration from Europe begins.* January - Unaware of the Treaty of Ghent, Gen. Andrew Jackson wins an overwhelming victory at the Battle of New Orleans.* February 9 - A Bill, to give the speaker a salary is read: salary 1,000 pounds....
) - June 1 - John Sandfield MacdonaldJohn Sandfield MacdonaldJohn Sandfield Macdonald, QC was the first Premier of the province of Ontario, one of the four founding provinces created at the confederation of Canada in 1867...
, Premier of Ontario (b. 18121812 in Canada-Events:* June 18 - The U.S. declares war on Britain, beginning the War of 1812. There are but 4,000 British troops in Canada. Sir George Prevost is Governor...
) - June 20 - Phoebe CampbellPhoebe CampbellPhoebe Campbell was a Canadian woman who was hanged for the murder of her husband.Campbell had alleged that on the morning of July 15, 1871, in Thorndale, Middlesex County, Ontario, two black-faced men broke into George and Phoebe's log cabin home and brutally hacked George to death with an axe...
(b. 18471847 in CanadaSee also:1846 in Canada,other events of 1847,1848 in Canada.----Events from the year 1847 in Canada.-Events:*January 30 - Lord Elgin, Governor, arrives at Montreal.*September 1 - Lord Elgin visits the immigrant 'fever' sheds at Pointe St...
) - July 5 - George Luther HathawayGeorge Luther HathawayGeorge Luther Hathaway was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. His surname also appears as Hatheway.He was born in Musquash, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, the son of Calvin Luther Hatheway and Sarah Harrison....
, 3rd 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....
(b.18131813 in Canada-Events:* January 22 - General Henry Proctor's 1,300 British and natives capture 495 U.S. troops, under General Winchester.* February 7 - Battle of Elizabethtown.* March 30 - Engagement at Lacolle....
) - July 14 - John BoltonJohn Bolton (Canadian politician)John Bolton was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Charlotte in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member....
, businessman and politician (b. 18241824 in CanadaSee also:1823 in Canada,other events of 1824,1825 in Canada.----Events from the year 1824 in Canada.-Events:*The first Welland Canal is begun, partly in response to American initiatives in the Erie Canal....
) - August 22 - John BethuneJohn BethuneJohn Bethune was a Canadian Anglican clergyman and acting principal of McGill University from 1835 to 1846.-Biography:...
, Anglican clergyman (b. 17911791 in Canada-Events:* 1791-95 - British Captain George Vancouver explores Northwest Coast exhaustively with two ships, but finds no Northwest Passage.* Edmund Burke supports the proposed constitution for Canada, saying that: "To attempt to amalgamate two populations, composed of races of men diverse in...
) - September 1 - John Kent, Premier of Newfoundland (b.18051805 in Canada-Events:* January 29 - 4th Parliament of Lower Canada session starts, ends April 27, 1808* February 1 - 4th Parliament of Upper Canada session starts, ends May 21, 1808* 100th Regiment of Foot arrives in Nova Scotia...
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