1897 in Canada
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- January 29 - The Victorian Order of NursesVictorian Order of NursesThe Victorian Order of Nurses is a non-profit charitable organization founded in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on January 29, 1897 created as a gift for Queen Victoria for the purposes of home care and social services. It is registered as a charity the Canada Revenue Agency, charity number...
is founded in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... - February 2 - Clara Brett MartinClara Brett MartinClara Brett Martin , born to Abram and Elizabeth Martin, a well-to-do Anglican-Irish family, opened the way for women to become lawyers in Canada by being the first in the British Empire in 1897....
becomes the first woman to practise law in 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.... - February 19 - World's first Women's Institute founded in Stoney Creek, OntarioStoney Creek, OntarioStoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
- May 24 - Félix-Gabriel MarchandFélix-Gabriel MarchandFélix-Gabriel Marchand was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897 to September 25, 1900....
becomes 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....
, replacing Edmund Flynn - May 24 - Lion of Belfort (Montreal)Lion of Belfort (Montreal)The Lion of Belfort is a monument at Dorchester Square in Downtown Montreal.- Overview :The Lion of Belfort is a reclining British Imperial Lion, facing East towards the United Kingdom. The Lion appears reposed, calm and alert—indicating the city is safe...
unveiled - September 6 - The federal government gives the CPRCanadian 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...
a grant to allow it to reduce freight ratesCrow RateThe "Crow Rate" or "Crow's Nest Freight Rate" was a rail transportation subsidy imposed on the Canadian Pacific Railway by the Canadian government, benefiting farmers on the Canadian Prairies and manufacturers in central Canada.-Origin:...
through Crowsnest PassCrowsnest PassCrowsnest Pass is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta/British Columbia border.-Geography:... - October - A.B. Warburton becomes 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...
- October 7 - Responsible governmentResponsible governmentResponsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy...
is introduced in the North-West Territories: Frederick Haultain becomes the first premier - October 29 - Henry EmmersonHenry EmmersonHenry Robert Emmerson, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.Henry Emmerson was educated at Amherst Academy, Mount Allison Academy, St. Joseph's College, Acadia College and earned a law degree from Boston University. He went on to a lucrative law practice and...
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...
, replacing 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....
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- Klondike Gold RushKlondike Gold RushThe Klondike Gold Rush, also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush, was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to travel to the Klondike region the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1897 and 1899 in the hope of successfully prospecting for gold...
rages in the YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in.... - Lord GreyAlbert Grey, 4th Earl GreyAlbert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey was a British nobleman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the ninth since Canadian Confederation....
proposes that Canada create a navyNavyA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
to protect its west coast; Prime Minister LaurierWilfrid LaurierSir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....
does not act on the recommendation - 1897–1912 - 961,000 people enter Canada from the British IslesBritish IslesThe British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
, 594,000 from Europe and 784,000 from the United States. - The first Canadian movie, Ten Years in Manitoba
Births
- January 23 - William StephensonWilliam StephensonSir William Samuel Stephenson, CC, MC, DFC was a Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, spymaster, and the senior representative of British intelligence for the entire western hemisphere during World War II. He is best known by his wartime intelligence codename Intrepid...
, soldier, airman, businessperson, inventor and spymaster (d.19891989 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba: Gary Filmon*Premier of New Brunswick: Frank McKenna...
) - January 27 - Charles Stephen BoothCharles Stephen BoothCharles Stephen Booth was a Canadian politician and barrister. He as elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in 1940 to represent the riding of Winnipeg North...
, politician and barrister - March 9 - Sidney Earle Smith, academic and 7th President of the University of Toronto (d.19591959 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch—Elizabeth II* Governor General—Georges Vanier* Prime Minister – John Diefenbaker* Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning* Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C...
) - April 23 - Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonLester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
, politician, 14th 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...
, diplomat and 1957 Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
recipient (d.19721972 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roland Michener*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: W.A.C...
) - September 23 - Walter PidgeonWalter PidgeonWalter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian actor, who starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs...
, actor (d.19841984 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Edward Schreyer then Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau then John Turner then Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Bennett...
) - September 29 - Graham TowersGraham TowersGraham Ford Towers, CC was the first Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1934 to 1954.Born in Montreal, Quebec, educated at St. Andrew's College in Toronto, he graduated from McGill University in 1919. During World War II, he was Chairman of the Foreign Exchange Control Board and Chairman of the...
, first Governor of the Bank of CanadaBank of CanadaThe Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...
(d.19751975 in CanadaEvents from the year 1975 in Canada.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Governor General - Jules Léger* Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett then Bill Bennett...
) - November 30 - William Murdoch BuchananWilliam Murdoch BuchananWilliam Murdoch Buchanan was a Canadian politician and dentist. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Cape Breton North and Victoria. He was defeated in the elections of 1957 and 1958....
, politician (d.19661966 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Georges Vanier*Prime Minister: Lester B. Pearson*Premier of Alberta: Ernest Manning*Premier of British Columbia: W.A.C...
) - December 7 - Gordon GraydonGordon GraydonGordon Graydon, BA , QC , LL.D was a Canadian politician.Graydon received his early education at Woodlands Secondary School in County Peel, Ontario. He attended Brampton Centennial High School, and was a student at University of Toronto in Political Science. He graduated from Osgoode Hall law...
, politician (d.19531953 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – Elizabeth II*Governor General – Vincent Massey*Prime Minister – Louis Saint Laurent*Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning*Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C...
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Deaths
- January 2 - Thomas McGreevyThomas McGreevyThomas McGreevy was a Canadian politician and contractor.Born in Quebec, he was the son of Robert McGreevy, a blacksmith, and Rose Smith...
, politician and contractor (b.18251825 in CanadaSee also:1824 in Canada,other events of 1825,1826 in Canada.----Events from the year 1825 in Canada.-Events:*January 2 - The Parliament House, at Toronto, is burned.*June 27 - The Canada Company is founded...
) - February 27 - James Austin, businessman (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 4 - 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:...
, journalist, politician and 2nd Premier of British ColumbiaPremier of British ColumbiaThe Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
(b.18251825 in CanadaSee also:1824 in Canada,other events of 1825,1826 in Canada.----Events from the year 1825 in Canada.-Events:*January 2 - The Parliament House, at Toronto, is burned.*June 27 - The Canada Company is founded...
) - September 19 - Frederick CopeFrederick CopeFrederick Cope was the third Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving from 1892 to 1893. He was born in Oxford, England.-External links:*...
, 3rd Mayor of VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
(b.18601860 in CanadaSee also:1859 in Canada,other events of 1860,1861 in Canada.----Events from the year 1860 in Canada.-Events:*February 20 - 205 killed when the SS Hungarian is wrecked at Cape Sable, Nova Scotia...
) - October 21 - Philip Francis LittlePhilip Francis LittlePhilip Francis Little was the first Premier of Newfoundland Colony between 1855 and 1858. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Little studied law there with Charles Young and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He came to Newfoundland in 1846 and articled in law. He got involved in...
, 1st Premier of Newfoundland of the colonial (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....
) - December 14 - Robert Simpson, businessman and founder of Simpsons (b.18341834 in CanadaSee also:1833 in Canada,other events of 1834,1835 in Canada.----Events from the year 1834 in Canada.-January to June:*January - King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas....
) - December 15 - 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....
(b.18431843 in CanadaSee also:1842 in Canada,other events of 1843,1844 in Canada.----Events from the year 1843 in Canada.-Events:*January 19 - Mount Allison University is founded.*September 1 - First Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A...
) - December 31 - David OppenheimerDavid OppenheimerDavid Oppenheimer was a successful entrepreneur, the second mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, and a National Historic Person of Canada.-Early life:...
, entrepreneur and 2nd Mayor of VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
(b.18321832 in CanadaSee also:1831 in Canada,other events of 1832,1833 in Canada.----Events from the year 1832 in Canada.-Events:*January 1 - William Lyon Mackenzie readmitted to the Legislative Assembly after being expelled...
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