2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada
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The 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from November 28, 1844 to December 1847. Elections were held in the Province of Canada
in October 1844. All sessions were held at Montreal
, Canada East
.
The Speaker
of this parliament was Allan Napier MacNab.
Notes:
Notes:
Province of Canada
The Province of Canada, United Province of Canada, or the United Canadas was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of...
in October 1844. All sessions were held at Montreal
Montreal
Montreal 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...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
.
The Speaker
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
A List of the Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 1841-1866# Austin Cuvillier - 1841-1843# Allan Napier MacNab - 1844-1847# Augustin-Norbert Morin - 1848-1851# John Sandfield Macdonald - 1852-1854...
of this parliament was Allan Napier MacNab.
Canada East
Riding | Member | Party |
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Beauharnois Beauharnois (electoral district) Beauharnois was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972.... |
Eden Colvile Eden Colvile Eden Colvile was born in Langley, near Beckenham, Kent, England, son of Andrew Colvile and Mary Louisa Eden. His father was a merchant and member of the Hudson's Bay Company's Board of Governors. Colvile was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge... |
Tory |
Bellechasse Bellechasse (electoral district) Bellechasse was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 until the 1997 election, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election, that riding became... |
Augustin-Norbert Morin Augustin-Norbert Morin Augustin-Norbert Morin was a lawyer, judgeBorn in Saint-Michel, Lower Canada, into a large Roman Catholic farming family, Morin was identified by the parish priest at a young age as a boy of exceptional talent and intelligence. The parish priest therefore arranged for his education at the... |
Patriote |
Berthier Berthier (electoral district) Berthier was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.... |
David Morrison Armstrong David Morrison Armstrong David Morrison Armstrong was a merchant, insurance agent and political figure in Quebec. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851.... |
Patriote |
Bonaventure Bonaventure (electoral district) Bonaventure was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997... |
John Le Boutillier John Le Boutillier John Le Boutillier or John Le Bouthillier was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Jersey in 1797 and came to the Gaspé peninsula around 1815 as an employee of Charles Robin. In 1830, he opened his own business exporting dried cod from the Gaspé region and settled in Gaspé... |
Conservative |
Chambly | Louis Lacoste Louis Lacoste Louis Lacoste was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1878.... |
Patriote |
Champlain Champlain (electoral district) Champlain was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created in 1867 as part of the British North America Act... |
Louis Guillet Louis Guillet Louis Guillet was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan in 1788, apprenticed as a notary at Pointe-aux-Trembles and was admitted to the profession in 1809. He was named a justice of the peace in 1830... |
Patriote |
Deux-Montagnes Two Mountains Two Mountains was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
William Henry Scott William Henry Scott (politician) William Henry Scott was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.He was born in Scotland in 1797 and came to Lower Canada with his family around 1800, growing up in Montreal... |
Reformer |
Dorchester Dorchester (electoral district) Dorchester was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved the existing electoral districts in Lower Canada at the time... |
Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauce in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1835 and Dorchester from 1844 to 1845 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.He was born in Quebec City, the son of seigneur... |
Patriote |
François-Xavier Lemieux François-Xavier Lemieux François-Xavier Lemieux was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.He was born at Pointe-Lévy in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law, was called to the bar in 1839 and set up practice at Quebec City... (1847) |
Patriote | |
Drummond Drummond (electoral district) Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.-Geography:... |
Robert Nugent Watts Robert Nugent Watts Robert Nugent Watts was a political figure in Canada East. He represented Drummond in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851.... |
Conservative |
Gaspé Gaspé (electoral district) Gaspé was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
Robert Christie Robert Christie Robert Christie was a lawyer, journalist, historian and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.... |
Independent |
Huntingdon Huntingdon (electoral district) Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
Benjamin-Henri Le Moine Benjamin-Henri Le Moine Benjamin-Henri Le Moine was a banker and political figure in Canada East. He represented Huntingdon in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1848.... |
Patriote |
Kamouraska Kamouraska (electoral district) For the provincial electoral district, see Kamouraska Kamouraska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riots. There... |
Amable Berthelot Amable Berthelot Amable Berthelot was a Quebec lawyer, author and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1777, the son of Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law with Jean-Antoine Panet, was admitted to the bar in 1799 and set up practice at... |
Patriote |
Leinster | Jacob De Witt Jacob De Witt Jacob De Witt was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1785, of Dutch descent, and came to Montreal with his family around 1802. He set up a hardware business with a partner in 1814, opening his own business three years later... |
Patriote |
L'Islet L'Islet (electoral district) L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of L'Islet... |
Étienne-Paschal Taché Étienne-Paschal Taché Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché was a Canadian doctor, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.Born in St. Thomas, Lower Canada, in 1795, the third son of Charles Taché and Geneviève Michon, Taché studied at the Séminaire de Québec until the War of 1812 when he joined the 5th battalion of the... |
Patriote |
Lotbinière Lotbinière (electoral district) Lotbinière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
Joseph Laurin Joseph Laurin Joseph Laurin was a Quebec notary, author and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He taught there and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière but then articled as a notary, qualifying in 1839... |
Patriote |
Mégantic Mégantic (electoral district) Mégantic was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
Dominick Daly Dominick Daly Sir Dominick Daly was the Governor of Prince Edward Island from 11 July 1854 to 25 May 1859 and later Governor of South Australia from 4 March 1862 until his death on 19 February 1868.... |
Conservative |
Missisquoi Missisquoi (electoral district) Missisquoi was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.-History:... |
James Smith James Smith (1806-68) James Smith was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1847 as a Conservative.... |
Conservative |
William Badgley William Badgley William Badgley was born in Lower Canada, educated there, and admitted to the Lower Canadian bar in 1823. He became a judge and attorney general for Canada East.... (1847) |
Conservative | |
Montmorency Montmorency (electoral district) Montmorency was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.-History:"Montmorency" riding was created by the British North America Act... |
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | Patriote |
Montréal Montreal Montreal 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... |
George Moffatt | Tory |
Montréal | Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury Lieutenant Colonel Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury was a Canadian soldier, lawyer, politician and newspaper founder.-Early life:... |
Conservative |
Montréal (county) | André Jobin André Jobin André Jobin was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born in Montreal in 1786 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël there. He qualified as a notary in 1813 and set up practice in Montreal... |
Reformer |
Nicolet Nicolet (electoral district) Nicolet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It consisted of the County of Nicolet. From 1903... |
Antoine-Prosper Méthot Antoine-Prosper Méthot Antoine-Prosper Méthot was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born Antoine-Prosper Méthotte at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1804. Méthot studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, apprenticed as a notary, received his commission in 1829 and set up practice at... |
Patriote |
Ottawa Ottawa (County of) Ottawa was a federal and provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1830 to 1867, in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892, and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to at least 1919.The... |
Denis-Benjamin Papineau Denis-Benjamin Papineau Denis-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.... |
Reformer |
Portneuf | Lewis Thomas Drummond Lewis Thomas Drummond Lewis Thomas Drummond was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry in Ireland in 1813. His father, an attorney, died while he was young and he came to Lower Canada with his mother in 1825... |
Reformer |
Quebec County | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau , born in Charlesbourg, near Quebec City, was the first Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec following the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. He led a Conservative Party government. He was also the Minister of Education and Provincial Secretary... |
Reformer |
Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
Thomas Cushing Aylwin Thomas Cushing Aylwin Thomas Cushing Aylwin was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1806, the grandson of Thomas Aylwin. Aylwin studied at Harvard University, then articled in law and was called to the bar in 1827. He entered the practice of law in partnership with Edward Short... |
Patriote |
Quebec City | Jean Chabot Jean Chabot Jean Chabot was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Saint-Charles near Lévis in 1806 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law with Elzéar Bédard and was called to the bar in 1834... |
Conservative |
Richelieu Richelieu (electoral district) Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.In 1968, a new electoral district... |
Wolfred Nelson Wolfred Nelson Wolfred Nelson, was from 1854 to 1856 the mayor of Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :Nelson was born in Montreal the son of William Nelson, an immigrant to Colonial America from Newsham, North Yorkshire, England... |
Patriote |
Rimouski Rimouski (electoral district) Rimouski was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2003.... |
Louis Bertrand Louis Bertrand (Quebec seigneur) Louis Bertrand was a Canadian seigneur, businessman and political figure.Bertrand was born in Cap-Santé, Quebec in 1779. He worked as baker at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, then moved to L'Isle-Verte in 1811 and opened a store there... |
Patriote |
Rouville Rouville (electoral district) Rouville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into St... |
Timothée Franchère Timothée Franchère Timothée Franchère was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born around 1790. Franchère was a merchant at Saint-Mathias. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812 and became captain in 1821. He was appointed commissioner in charge of construction of the Chambly Canal in... |
Patriote |
Saguenay Saguenay (electoral district) Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Charlevoix—Saguenay riding. It consisted of:... |
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure.He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada in 1792, the son of Pierre de Sales Laterrière who became the seigneur of Les Éboulements. Laterrière studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and went on to study... (1845) |
Patriote |
St. Hyacinthe | Thomas Boutillier Thomas Boutillier Thomas Boutillier was a Quebec doctor and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1797 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Philadelphia. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1817 and settled at Saint-Hyacinthe... |
Patriote |
Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice (electoral district) Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 and from 1968 to 2004.... |
François Lesieur Desaulniers François Lesieur Desaulniers François Lesieur Desaulniers was a Quebec farmer and political figure.He was born in Yamachiche in 1785. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1805, he married Charlotte, the daughter of Augustin Rivard, who represented Saint-Maurice in the legislative assembly from 1792 to 1796... |
Patriote |
Shefford Shefford (electoral district) Shefford is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. Its population in 2006 was 100,000.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 99.2% WhiteLanguages: 95.2% French, 3.2% English... |
Sewell Foster Sewell Foster Sewell Foster was a physician and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Oakham, Massachusetts in 1792. He studied medicine, was licensed to practice in Vermont in 1815 and settled in Newfane there. In 1822, he moved to Frost Village near Waterloo in Lower Canada with his family... |
Conservative |
Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Quebec Sherbrooke is a Canadian city in southern Quebec. Sherbrooke is situated at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division of... |
Edward Hale | Conservative |
Sherbrooke (county) Sherbrooke (electoral district) Sherbrooke is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.-Geography:This riding in the south of the province is located in the Quebec region of Estrie... |
Samuel Brooks Samuel Brooks (Canadian politician) Samuel Brooks was an American-born merchant and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, the son of merchant Samuel Brooks. He set up business in Newbury, Vermont. He married Elizabeth Towle in 1813. Around 1820, he moved to Stanstead in Lower Canada, later moving... |
Conservative |
Stanstead Stanstead (electoral district) Stanstead was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of the Townships of Stanstead, Barnston, Hatley, Barford, and Magog East and West.In... |
John McConnell John McConnell (Quebec politician) John McConnell was a political figure in Canada East. He represented Stanstead in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1851.... |
Conservative |
Terrebonne | Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine , 1st Baronet, KCMG was the first Canadian to become Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada. He was born in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1807... |
Patriote |
Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (electoral district) Trois-Rivières is an electoral district in Quebec, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 and from 1935 to the present.... |
Edward Greive Edward Greive Edward Greive was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was a merchant at Trois-Rivières and also acted as an agent there for Mathew Bell. In 1844, he married Catherine, Bell's daughter... |
Conservative |
Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger was a 19th century Lower Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, and Patriote movement member.Viger was part of the militia in the early 19th century and then a captain in the War of 1812... (1845) |
Patriote | |
Vaudreuil Vaudreuil (electoral district) Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.-History:... |
Jacques-Philippe Lantier | Patriote |
Verchères Verchères (electoral district) Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892, and from 1988 to 1997.... |
James Leslie | Patriote |
Yamaska Yamaska (electoral district) Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada.... |
Léon Rousseau Léon Rousseau Léon Rousseau was a farm owner and political figure in Canada East. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1848.... |
Patriote |
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Canada West
Riding | Member | Party |
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Brockville Brockville, Ontario Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000... |
George Sherwood | Tory |
Bytown Bytown Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Canada's capital city. It was founded on on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a sod turning, and a letter from Governor General... |
William Stewart | Conservative |
Carleton Carleton County, Ontario Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was... |
James Johnston | Reformer |
George Lyon (1846) | Conservative | |
Cornwall Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St... |
Rolland Macdonald Rolland Macdonald Rolland Macdonald was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West. He represented Cornwall in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1846.... |
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John Hillyard Cameron John Hillyard Cameron John Hillyard Cameron, QC was an Ontario lawyer, businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Peel from 1867 to 1872 and Cardwell from 1872 until his death.He was born in Blendecques, France in 1817... (1846) |
Conservative | |
Dundas Dundas County, Ontario Dundas County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Dundas was created in 1792 by the area's first settlers: German Loyalists who had fought with Sir John Johnson in the American Revolutionary War. The settlers, descendants of the Palatine immigrants to America in 1710, had immigrated to... |
George Macdonnell | |
Durham Durham County, Ontario Durham County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was named from the English County and city.Durham County was created in 1792. It was composed of the townships of Cartwright, Manvers, Cavan, Darlington, Clarke and Hope, and portions of what is now Peterborough County,... |
John Tucker Williams John Tucker Williams John Tucker Williams was a navy officer and political figure in Canada West.He was born at Penryn, Cornwall in 1789, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. His middle name was for the Tucker family of Trematon Castle, Cornwall... |
Tory |
Essex Essex County, Ontario Essex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The administrative seat is Essex... |
John Prince | |
Frontenac Frontenac County, Ontario Frontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada, is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. The City of Kingston is included in the census division, but is politically separated from the County of Frontenac. It has a land... |
Henry Smith, Jr | Conservative |
Glengarry Glengarry County, Ontario thumb|right|Glengarry located within OntarioGlengarry County , an area covering , is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is historically known for its settlement of Scottish Highlanders due to the Highland Clearances.Glengarry was founded in 1792 by Scottish loyalists, mainly from... |
John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald John 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... |
Reformer |
Grenville Grenville County, Ontario Grenville County area is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was created in 1792, and named in honour of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Secretary of State in 1790. The First settlers were Loyalist from the United States... |
Hamilton Dibble Jessup Hamilton Dibble Jessup Hamilton Dibble Jessup was a doctor and political figure in Canada West.He was the son of Edward Jessup, Jr. and the grandson of Edward Jessup, a United Empire Loyalist. He studied medicine in Montreal and opened a practice in Prescott, Ontario... |
Conservative |
Haldimand Haldimand County, Ontario Haldimand is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga.... |
David Thompson David Thompson (Canada West politician) David Thompson was an entrepreneur and a political figure in Canada West. He represented Haldimand in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851 as a Reformer.... |
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East Halton Halton County, Ontario Halton County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is also one of the oldest counties in Canada.-History:Halton County is named after Major William Mathew Halton who was appointed in 1805 as Secretary to the Upper Canada provincial Lieutenant-Governor Sir Francis... |
George Chalmers | Conservative |
West Halton Halton County, Ontario Halton County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is also one of the oldest counties in Canada.-History:Halton County is named after Major William Mathew Halton who was appointed in 1805 as Secretary to the Upper Canada provincial Lieutenant-Governor Sir Francis... |
James Webster James Webster (Canada West politician) James Webster was a Scottish-born political figure in Canada West. He represented West Halton and then Waterloo in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1848 as a Conservative.... |
Conservative |
Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton 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... |
Allan Napier MacNab | Conservative |
Hastings Hastings County, Ontario Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census... |
Edmund Murney | |
Huron Huron County, Ontario Huron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province... |
William Dunlop | Conservative |
William Cayley William Cayley William Cayley was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1807, the son of a British consul, and studied in England. He was called to the bar in 1835 and subsequently came to Upper Canada where he was admitted to the bar in 1838. In 1836, he married... (1846) |
Conservative | |
Kent Kent County, Ontario Kent County, area 2,458 sq km is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Population in 2006 was 108,589.The county was created in 1792 and named by John Graves Simcoe in honour of the English County. The county is in an alluvial plain between Lake St... |
Samuel Bealey Harrison | Reformer |
Joseph Woods (1845) | Conservative | |
Kingston Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post... |
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir 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... |
Conservative |
Lanark Lanark County, Ontario Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 63,785. Its county seat is Perth.The county took its name from the town of Lanark in Scotland.-Geography:... |
Malcolm Cameron Malcolm Cameron Malcolm Cameron was a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born at Trois-Rivières in Lower Canada in 1808 and grew up in Lanark County in Upper Canada. At the age of 15, he found work in the Montreal area but later returned to Perth to complete his schooling. In 1828, he became a merchant in... |
Reformer |
Leeds Leeds County, Ontario Leeds County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was created in 1792, and merged with Grenville County in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County.... |
Ogle Robert Gowan Ogle Robert Gowan Ogle Robert Gowan was a farmer, Orangeman, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.... |
Conservative |
Lennox Lennox County, Ontario Lennox County is a historic county in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario.As an upper-tier municipality, the county of Lennox was created on paper in 1792, but has never existed as a discrete municipal entity. From 1792 until 1864, it was part of the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox... & Addington Addington County, Ontario Addington County is a historic county in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario.It was named after Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. As an upper-tier municipality, the county of Addington was created on paper in 1792, but has never existed as a discrete municipal entity. From 1792... |
Benjamin Seymour Benjamin Seymour Benjamin Seymour was a political figure in Canada West and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1880.... |
Tory |
North Lincoln County Lincoln County, Ontario Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County.... |
William Hamilton Merritt | Reformer |
South Lincoln | James Cummings | Conservative |
London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... |
Lawrence Lawrason Lawrence Lawrason Lawrence Lawrason was a businessman and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Ancaster Township, Upper Canada in 1803. He found work as a clerk at the age of 14 with merchants James Hamilton and John Warren at Queenston and later at Sterling . In 1822, he purchased a farm in London... |
Conservative |
William Henry Draper William Henry Draper William Henry Draper was a lawyer, judge, and politician in Upper Canada later Canada West.-Personal life:... (1845) |
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John Wilson John Wilson (Ontario politician) John Wilson was an Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure. He shot and killed Robert Lyon in what is believed to have been the last duel fought in Ontario and the last fatal duel in Canada.... (1847) |
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Middlesex Middlesex County, Ontario Middlesex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario. Landlocked, the county is bordered by Huron and Perth counties on the north, Oxford County on the east, Elgin County on the south, and Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on the west.The seat is the city of London, although the city... |
Edward Ermatinger Edward Ermatinger Edward Ermatinger was a Canadian fur trader, businessman and political figure.He was born on the isle of Elba in 1797, the grandson of Lawrence Ermatinger, was educated in England and went to York Factory in 1818 with his brother Francis as a clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company... |
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Niagara (town) Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara river from Youngstown, New York, USA... |
Walter Hamilton Dickson Walter Hamilton Dickson Walter Hamilton Dickson was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1884.... |
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Norfolk Norfolk County, Ontario Norfolk County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Bloomsburg is a small town located in Norfolk County and is the hometown of David Slater. The county seat and largest community is Simcoe... |
Israel Wood Powell Israel Wood Powell (Ontario politician) Israel Wood Powell was a merchant, land surveyor and political figure in Canada West. He represented Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1848.... |
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North Northumberland Northumberland County, Ontario Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in central Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Durham County , west of Hastings, southeast of Kawartha Lakes and south of Peterborough County. The county seat is Cobourg... |
Adam H Meyers Adam Meyers Adam Henry Meyers was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He represented North Northumberland then Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1851.... |
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South Northumberland | George Barker Hall George Barker Hall George Barker Hall was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West. He represented South Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1847 as a Conservative.... |
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Oxford Oxford County, Ontario Oxford County is a regional municipality and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Southern portion of the province. The regional seat is in Woodstock... |
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Prescott Prescott County, Ontario Prescott County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Glengarry County. It was named in honor of Major General Robert Prescott, Governor of Canada at that time. First settlers were Americans, but not all were Loyalists... |
Neil Stewart Neil Stewart (Canadian politician) Neil Stewart was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1848.... |
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Prince Edward Prince Edward County, Ontario Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River... |
John Philip Roblin John Philip Roblin John Philip Roblin was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in Sophiasburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1799. He first settled in Ameliasburgh Township, then moved to Hallowell Township and finally settled at Picton in 1858... |
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Russell Russell County, Ontario Russell County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties.... |
Archibald Petrie Archibald Petrie Archibald Petrie was a resident of Cumberland Township, Ontario who represented Russell County in the 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1847.He served as captain in the local militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837... |
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Simcoe Simcoe County, Ontario Simcoe County is located in central portion of Southern Ontario. The County is situated just north of the Greater Toronto Area stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west... |
William Benjamin Robinson William Benjamin Robinson William Benjamin Robinson was a fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston in 1797, the son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, and moved to York with his family in 1798. In 1802, his mother remarried after his father's death and moved to Newmarket, where he... |
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Stormont Stormont County, Ontario Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Stormont was created in 1792, however, it was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers... |
Donald Aeneas MacDonell Donald Aeneas MacDonell Donald Aeneas MacDonell was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Charlottenburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1794, the son of Miles Macdonell, and studied with John Strachan in Cornwall. He served in the British Army during the War of 1812, reaching the rank of lieutenant... |
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Toronto Toronto Toronto 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... |
William Henry Boulton William Henry Boulton William Henry Boulton was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He served as mayor of Toronto from 1845 to 1847 and in 1858. Boulton died in Toronto in 1874.... |
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Toronto | Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood, QC was a lawyer and Tory provincial politician, moved to municipal politics and was alderman of St. David's Ward when chosen as Toronto's 7th mayor from 1842 to 1844. Sherwood was appointed QC on 23 January 1838... |
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Wentworth Wentworth County, Ontario Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West... |
Harmannus Smith Harmannus Smith Harmannus Smith was a physician, farmer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Wentworth in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1836 as a Reformer and then in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851.He was born in Louth Township, Upper... |
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1st York York County, Ontario York County is a historic county in Upper Canada, Canada West, and the Canadian province of Ontario.York County was created in 1792 and was part of the jurisdiction of Home District of Upper Canada... |
James Hervey Price James Hervey Price James Hervey Price was an attorney and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Cumberland, England in 1797, studied law at Doctors' Commons in London and came to Upper Canada in 1828 with his wife Elizabeth Anne Rubergall. He settled in York Township... |
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2nd York | George Duggan George Duggan George Duggan was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West.He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1812 and moved to Upper Canada with his parents. He studied law at York and was called to the bar in 1837. In 1840, he formed a law firm with his brother John... |
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3rd York | James Edward Small James Edward Small James Edward Small was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in York in 1798, the son of John Small. He attended the Home District School with Robert Baldwin. During the War of 1812, he served on the ship St. Lawrence... |
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George Monro George Monro George Monro was a businessman and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Scotland in 1801 and came to Niagara in Upper Canada with his parents. In 1814, he moved to York and entered the grocery business with his brother; he later struck out on his own, becoming an importer and wholesaler... (1844) |
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4th York | Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin was born at York . He, along with his political partner Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, led the first responsible ministry in Canada, regarded by some as the first truly Canadian government.... |
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