6th Parliament of the Province of Canada
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The 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1858 to June 1861. Elections were held in the Province of Canada
in December 1857. Sessions were held in Toronto
in 1858 and then in Quebec City
from 1859. In 1857, Queen Victoria had chosen Ottawa
as the permanent seat for the Canadian government.
The Speaker
of this parliament was Sir Henry Smith
.
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 December 1857. Sessions were held in 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...
in 1858 and then in 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...
from 1859. In 1857, Queen Victoria had chosen Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa 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...
as the permanent seat for the Canadian government.
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 Sir Henry Smith
Henry Smith (Canadian politician)
Sir Henry Smith was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Frontenac in the 1st Parliament of Ontario....
.
Canada East
Riding | Member | Party |
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Argenteuil | Sydney Robert Bellingham Sydney Robert Bellingham Sydney Robert Bellingham was an Irish-born businessman, lawyer, journalist and political figure in Canada East. He represented Argenteuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878.-Birth:... |
Reformer |
John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (1860) | Liberal | |
Bagot Bagot (electoral district) Bagot 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 St... |
Maurice Laframboise Maurice Laframboise Maurice Laframboise was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born Maurice-Alexis Laframboise in Montreal, Lower Canada in 1821. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, then articled in law and was called to the bar in 1843. He set up practice in Saint-Hyacinthe... |
Rouge |
Beauce Beauce (electoral district) Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.-Geography:... |
Dunbar Ross Dunbar Ross Dunbar Ross was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East.He was born in the British Isles around 1800 and came to Lower Canada with his family around 1803. He studied law at the office of the protonotaries of the Court of King's Bench at Quebec, was admitted to the bar in 1834 and set up... |
Rouge |
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.... |
Gédéon Ouimet Gédéon Ouimet Gédéon Ouimet was a French-Canadian politician.Born in what is today part of the city of Laval, Quebec Canada, Ouimet served as the second Premier of the province of Quebec from February 26, 1873 to September 22, 1874. He resigned as party leader of the Quebec Conservatives in 1874. He died in... |
Bleu |
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... |
Octave-Cyrille Fortier Octave-Cyrille Fortier Octave-Cyrille Fortier was a physician and political figure in Canada East. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.... |
Bleu |
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.... |
Eugène-Urgel Piché Eugène-Urgel Piché Eugène-Urgel Piché was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861.... |
Rouge |
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 Meagher John Meagher (politician) John Meagher was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Canada East. He represented Bonaventure in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861 as a Reformer.... |
Reformer |
Brome Brome (electoral district) Brome was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.... |
James Moir Ferres James Moir Ferres James Moir Ferres was a journalist and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1813 and studied at Marischal College in Aberdeen. Ferres came to Montreal in 1833 and taught at Edward Black's school there. He then became director of the academy at Frelighsburg in the... |
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.... |
Bleu |
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... |
Joseph-Édouard Turcotte Joseph-Édouard Turcotte Joseph-Édouard Turcotte was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Gentilly, Lower Canada in 1808. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1831, he lost his right arm in an accident. Deciding not to pursue a future in the priesthood, he studied law with Elzéar Bédard and... |
Bleu |
Charlevoix Charlevoix (electoral district) Charlevoix was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and from 1949 to 2004.... |
Cléophe Cimon Cléophe Cimon Cléophe Cimon was a notary and political figure in Canada East. His surname also appears as Simon.He was born at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie in 1822, the son of a merchant and navigator. Cimon studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, qualified to practice as a notary in 1843 and set up practice... |
Bleu |
Châteauguay Châteauguay (electoral district) Châteauguay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and from 1979 to 2004.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
Henry Starnes Henry Starnes Henry Starnes was a Quebec businessman and political figure.- Biography :He was born in Kingston in Upper Canada in 1816 and studied at the Montreal Academical Institution and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He began work with James Leslie's food importing business in Montreal and became a... |
Conservative |
Chicoutimi—Saguenay Chicoutimi—Saguenay Chicoutimi—Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Chicoutimi and Lake St... |
David Edward Price David Edward Price David Edward Price was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1883.... |
Conservative |
Compton Compton (electoral district) Compton was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1949, and again from 1968 to 1997.-History:... |
John Henry Pope John Henry Pope John Henry Pope, PC was a Canadian farmer, lumberman, railway entrepreneur, and politician.Born in Eaton Township, Lower Canada , the son of John Pope and Sophia Laberee, he served with the local militia during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837 and opposed those who supported annexation of... |
Conservative |
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... |
Jean-Baptiste Daoust Jean-Baptiste Daoust Jean-Baptiste Daoust was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Two Mountains in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1876 to 1891.... |
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... |
Hector-Louis Langevin Hector-Louis Langevin Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, PC, KCMG, CB, QC was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.... |
Bleu |
Drummond—Arthabaska Drummond—Arthabaska Drummond—Arthabaska 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... |
Christopher Dunkin Christopher Dunkin Christopher Dunkin, PC was a Canadian editor, lawyer, teacher, judge, and politician.Born in Walworth, London, England, the son of Summerhays Dunkin and Martha Hemming, he was educated at the University of London, the University of Glasgow, and Harvard University.He was first elected to the... |
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... |
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... |
Reformer |
Hochelaga Hochelaga (electoral district) Hochelaga is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004... |
Joseph Laporte Joseph Laporte Joseph Laporte was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Hochelaga in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.... |
Bleu |
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... |
Robert Brown Somerville Robert Brown Somerville Robert Brown Somerville was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Huntingdon in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1866.... |
Independent |
Iberville Iberville (electoral district) Iberville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the St. Johns—Iberville electoral district in 1892... |
Charles Laberge Charles Laberge Charles Laberge was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.He was born in Montreal, Lower Canada in 1827 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. During his time in school, he helped found the Institut canadien de Montréal. He articled in law with René-Auguste-Richard Hubert at... |
Rouge |
Jacques-Cartier Jacques Cartier (electoral district) Jacques Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
François-Zéphirin Tassé François-Zéphirin Tassé François-Zéphirin Tassé was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Jacques Cartier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1864.... |
Bleu |
Joliette Joliette (electoral district) Joliette is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.-Geography:... |
Joseph-Hilarion Jobin Joseph-Hilarion Jobin Joseph-Hilarion Jobin was a notary and political figure in Canada East. He represented Berthier from 1851 to 1854 and Joliette from 1854 to 1863 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.... |
Rouge |
Laprairie La Prairie (electoral district) La Prairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896 and from 1968 to 1997.... |
Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger was a Quebec judge and political figure.He was born in Yamachiche in Lower Canada in 1823. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, then articled in law with Antoine Polette and was called to the bar in 1844... |
Bleu |
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... |
Jean-Charles Chapais Jean-Charles Chapais Jean-Charles Chapais, PC was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government.... |
Reformer |
L'Assomption L'Assomption (electoral district) L'Assomption 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... |
Louis Archambeault Louis Archambeault Louis Archambeault was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing L'Assomption from 1867 to 1874.... |
Bleu |
Laval Laval (electoral district) Laval is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, 1949 to 1979, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,831.-Geography:... |
Pierre Labelle Pierre Labelle Pierre Labelle was a farmer, construction contractor and political figure in Canada East. He represented Laval in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.... |
Bleu |
Lévis Lévis (electoral district) Lévis 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. From 1998 to 2003, it was known as Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière... |
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... |
Liberal-Conservative |
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... |
Louis-Bonaventure Caron Louis-Bonaventure Caron Louis-Bonaventure Caron was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866.... |
Rouge |
Charles-François Fournier Charles-François Fournier Charles-François Fournier was a land surveyor and political figure in Canada East. He represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1847 to 1863.... (1858) |
Reformer | |
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... |
John O'Farrell John O'Farrell (politician) John O'Farrell was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Lotbinière in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1858. His surname also appears as Farrall.... |
Conservative |
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... (1858) |
Liberal | |
Maskinongé Maskinongé (electoral district) Maskinongé was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Berthier—Maskinongé electoral district in 1924.-Members of Parliament:This... |
Louis-Honoré Gauvreau Louis-Honoré Gauvreau Louis-Honoré Gauvreau was a physician and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Rivière-du-Loup , the son of a Quebec merchant, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. Gauvreau qualified to practice medicine in 1836 and set up practice in his home town... |
Bleu |
George Caron George Caron George Caron was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.... (1858) |
Bleu | |
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... |
Noël Hébert Noël Hébert Noël Hébert was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Mégantic in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1863.... |
Rouge |
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:... |
Hannibal Hodges Whitney Hannibal Hodges Whitney Hannibal Hodges Whitney was a merchant and political figure in Canada East. He represented West Missisquoi and then Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.... |
Conservative |
Montcalm Montcalm (electoral district) Montcalm is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004.... |
Joseph Dufresne Joseph Dufresne Joseph Dufresne was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Montcalm from 1867 to 1871.He was born in Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Lower Canada in 1805... |
Bleu |
Montmagny Montmagny (electoral district) Montmagny was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.This riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted iniitally of the County of Montmagny... |
Joseph-Octave Beaubien Joseph-Octave Beaubien Joseph-Octave Beaubien was a Quebec physician and political figure. He represented Montmagny in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.... |
Bleu |
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 | Bleu |
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... |
John Rose | Conservative |
Montreal | Antoine-Aimé Dorion Antoine-Aimé Dorion Sir Antoine-Aimé Dorion, PC was a French Canadian politician and jurist.-Early years:He was born in Lower Canada in 1818, the son of Pierre-Antoine Dorion, a merchant and member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada who supported Louis-Joseph Papineau... |
Rouge |
Montreal | Thomas D'Arcy McGee | Rouge |
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... |
Joseph Gaudet Joseph Gaudet Joseph Gaudet was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Nicolet in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Party of Canada member from 1867 to 1877... |
Bleu |
Napierville Napierville (electoral district) Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Laprairie—Napierville riding.-Members of Parliament:This... |
Jacques-Olivier Bureau Jacques-Olivier Bureau Jacques-Olivier Bureau was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lorimier division from 1867 to 1883.... |
Rouge |
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-Émery Papineau Denis-Émery Papineau Denis-Émery Papineau was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born in Montreal in 1819, the son of Denis-Benjamin Papineau. He studied at Saint-Hyacinthe, qualified as a notary in 1841 and entered practice in Montreal. Around 1843, he was named notary for the city of Montreal... |
Rouge |
Pontiac Pontiac (electoral district) Pontiac is a federal electoral district in south-western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.... |
Edmund Heath Edmund Heath Edmund Heath was a Quebec lumber merchant and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Pontiac.... |
Conservative |
Portneuf | Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born at Cap-Santé, Lower Canada in 1822 and became a merchant there. He was also justice of the peace and a captain in the militia. Thibaudeau was elected to represent Portneuf in the Legislative Assembly of the Province... |
Reformer |
Quebec County | Charles Panet Charles Panet Charles Panet was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Quebec County in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861.... |
Bleu |
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... |
Charles Joseph Alleyn Charles Joseph Alleyn Charles Joseph Alleyn was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1817 and studied at Clongowes Wood College. Alleyn came to Lower Canada with his family around 1837. He was called to the bar in 1840. He supported the annexation movement in Quebec... |
Conservative |
Quebec City | Georges-Honoré Simard Georges-Honoré Simard Georges-Honoré Simard was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Quebec-Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.... |
Bleu |
Quebec City | Hippolyte Dubord Hippolyte Dubord Hippolyte Dubord was a Quebec ship builder and political figure.He was born in Bonaventure, Lower Canada in 1801 and moved to Quebec City with his family. He built his first ship, the Bonaparte, in 1827. In 1836, he was named justice of the peace... |
Bleu |
Pierre-Gabriel Huot Pierre-Gabriel Huot Pierre-Gabriel Huot was a Quebec journalist and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Quebec East from 1867 to 1870.... (1860) |
Rouge | |
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... |
Jacques-Félix Sincennes Jacques-Félix Sincennes Jacques-Félix Sincennes was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born Jacques-Félix Saincennes in Deschambault, Lower Canada in 1818, of Acadian descent. The original spelling of the family name was Saint-Seine. He apprenticed with his father as a pilot on the Saint Lawrence River... |
Bleu |
Richmond—Wolfe Richmond—Wolfe For other electoral districts with similar names, see Richmond Richmond–Wolfe was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997.It was created as by the British North America Act of 1867.It was abolished in 1966 when... |
William Hoste Webb William Hoste Webb William Hoste Webb was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Richmond—Wolfe in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.... |
Conservative |
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.... |
Michel-Guillaume Baby | Bleu |
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... |
Thomas Edmund Campbell Thomas Edmund Campbell Thomas Edmund Campbell was a seigneur and political figure in Canada East.He was born in London, England around 1810 and served in the British Army in the Near East. He came to Lower Canada during the Lower Canada Rebellion and he led a group of Mohawks against the Patriote forces at Châteauguay... |
Conservative |
St. Hyacinthe | Louis-Victor Sicotte Louis-Victor Sicotte Louis-Victor Sicotte was a lawyer, judge and politician in Lower Canada.He was born Louis Cicot in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1812. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1839... |
Bleu |
Saint-Jean St. John's (electoral district) St. John's was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
François Bourassa François Bourassa François Bourassa was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Saint-Jean in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1896.... |
Rouge |
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.... |
Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers was a Quebec physician and political figure. He represented Saint-Maurice in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1868 and from 1879 to 1887.... |
Bleu |
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... |
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... |
Liberal |
Asa Belknap Foster Asa Belknap Foster Asa Belknap Foster was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Bedford division in the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1874 as a Conservative member.... (1858) |
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... |
Alexander Tilloch Galt Alexander Tilloch Galt Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, GCMG, PC was a politician and a father of Canadian Confederation.He was born in Chelsea, England, the son of Scottish novelist and colonizer, John Galt, and Elizabeth Tilloch Galt. He was a cousin of Sir Hugh Allan.Alexander Galt is interred in the Mount Royal Cemetery... |
Liberal-Conservative |
Soulanges Soulanges (electoral district) Soulanges 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... |
Dominique-Amable Coutlée Dominique-Amable Coutlée Dominique-Amable Coutlée was a merchant, farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative.He was born in Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges,... |
Bleu |
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... |
Timothy Lee Terrill Timothy Lee Terrill Timothy Lee Terrill was a lawyer, farmer and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Ascot Township, Sherbrooke County in Lower Canada in 1815, the son of Joseph Hazard Terrill, commissioner of small causes for Sherbrooke. He studied law in the office of his brother, Hazard Bailey, and was... |
Moderate |
Témiscouata Témiscouata (electoral district) Témiscouata was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979.... |
Benjamin Dionne Benjamin Dionne Benjamin Dionne was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born at Kamouraska in 1798. He entered business at Cacouna as a merchant around 1825. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and also as mayor of Cacouna... |
Reformer |
Terrebonne | Louis-Siméon Morin Louis-Siméon Morin Louis-Siméon Morin was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.He was born in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada in 1831, the son of Joseph Morin and Félicité Peltier whose uncle was Solomon Juneau, and studied at the Collège de l'Assomption. He apprenticed in law with Côme-Séraphin Cherrier and Antoine-Aimé... |
Bleu |
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.... |
William McDonell Dawson William McDonell Dawson William McDonell Dawson was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Redhaven, Banffshire, Scotland in 1822 and came to Nepean Township near Bytown around 1836. He served as Crown Lands agent at Ottawa and was superintendent of the woods and forests branch in the Crown Lands... |
Conservative |
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:... |
Robert Unwin Harwood Robert Unwin Harwood The Hon. Robert Unwin Harwood was the last Seigneur of Vaudreuil and a political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.-Arrival in Canada:... |
Conservative |
Jean-Baptiste Mongenais Jean-Baptiste Mongenais Jean-Baptiste Mongenais was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member representing Vaudreuil in the Canadian House of Commons from 1879 to 1882.... (1860) |
Bleu | |
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.... |
George-Étienne Cartier George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III.... |
Bleu |
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.... |
Ignace Gill Ignace Gill Ignace Gill was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada in 1808. He worked as a clerk in stores at Baie-du-Febvre and then operated his own store at Saint-François-de-Sales from around 1830 to 1850. He was named justice of the peace in... |
Conservative |
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East Brant | David Christie David Christie David Christie, was a Canadian politician.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he came to Canada with his family in 1833.... |
Reformer |
Hugh Finlayson Hugh Finlayson Hugh Finlayson was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879.... (1858) |
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West Brant | Herbert Biggar Herbert Biggar Herbert Biggar was a merchant, farmer and political figure in Canada West. He represented East Brant in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861 as a Reformer.... |
Reformer |
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 | 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... |
William F. Powell William F. Powell William Frederick Powell was a political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1866 as a Conservative member.... |
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... |
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 |
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... |
James William Cook James William Cook James William Cook was a lumber merchant and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Williamsburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1820. His family operated a timber business along the South Nation and Castor Rivers in the eastern part of the province. The firm's main office was situated in... |
Reformer |
East 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,... |
Francis H. Burton Francis H. Burton Francis Henry Burton was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Durham East in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.... |
Conservative |
West Durham | Henry Munro | Reformer |
East Elgin Elgin County, Ontario Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario with a current population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is St. Thomas.It consists of:*Town of Aylmer*Municipality of Bayham*Municipality of Central Elgin... |
Leonidas Burwell Leonidas Burwell Leonidas Burwell was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. He represented East Elgin in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 to 1866.... |
Reformer |
West Elgin | George Macbeth George Macbeth (politician) George Macbeth was a businessman and political figure in Canada West.He was born in the Red River Settlement in what is now Manitoba in 1825, the son of Scottish immigrants. In 1838, his family settled in western Upper Canada. Macbeth was employed by Colonel Thomas Talbot as an assistant and... |
Conservative |
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 McLeod John McLeod (Canada West politician) John McLeod was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented Essex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861 as a Conservative.... |
Conservative |
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... |
Donald Alexander Macdonald Donald Alexander Macdonald Donald Alexander Macdonald, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in 1817 in St. Raphael's, Ontario, Donald Alexander Macdonald studied at St Raphael's College under the first Catholic Bishop of Ontario, Alexander Macdonell... |
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... |
William Patrick William Patrick (Canadian politician) William Patrick was a clergyman, merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented Grenville County and then Grenville South in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1863.... |
Reformer |
Grey Grey County, Ontario Grey County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. The population was 92,411 in 2006. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario... |
John Sheridan Hogan John Sheridan Hogan John Sheridan Hogan was a journalist, lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born near Dublin, Ireland around 1815. He arrived in Toronto around 1827, having come to live with an uncle. He ran away and found work in Hamilton with the Canadian Wesleyan, a newspaper published in the early... |
Independent Liberal |
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.... |
William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish born American and Canadian journalist, politician, and rebellion leader. He served as the first mayor of Toronto, Upper Canada and was an important leader during the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.-Background and early years in Scotland, 1795–1820:Mackenzie was... |
Reformer |
Michael Harcourt (1858) | Reformer | |
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... |
John White | Reformer |
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... |
Isaac Buchanan Isaac Buchanan Isaac Buchanan was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. He was also an international merchant, first president of the Hamilton Club, founder of Hamilton and Toronto boards of trade - forerunners to modern chambers of commerce - and founder of the regiment that later became the Royal... |
Independent |
North 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... |
George Benjamin George Benjamin (Orangeman) George Benjamin , born Moses Cohen, was an Orangeman and political figure in Upper Canada.-Background and early career:... |
Conservative |
South Hastings | Lewis Wallbridge Lewis Wallbridge Lewis Wallbridge was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West. In 1882, he was appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba.... |
Reformer |
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... & Bruce Bruce County, Ontario Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at .... |
John Holmes | Reformer |
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... |
Archibald McKellar Archibald McKellar Archibald McKellar was briefly leader of Canada's Ontario Liberal Party from 1867 to 1868 and, unofficially, the first Leader of the Opposition in Ontario's new provincial legislature and went on to serve as Commissioner of Public Works in Ontario Premier Oliver Mowat's first government.He was... |
Reformer |
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... |
Liberal-Conservative |
Lambton Lambton County, Ontario Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake... |
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... |
Grit |
Hope Fleming Mackenzie Hope Fleming Mackenzie Hope Fleming Mackenzie was a Scottish-born cabinet-maker, shipbuilder and political figure in Canada West. He represented Lambton from 1860 to 1861 and North Oxford from 1863 to 1866 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada as a Reformer.He was born in Logierait, Perthshire, the son... (1861) |
Reformer | |
North 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:... |
Robert Bell | Reform |
South Lanark | Andrew W. Playfair Andrew W. Playfair Andrew William Playfair was a politician in Canada West.Playfair was born in Paris, France in 1790, the son of William Playfair. He served in the British Army and later settled near Perth. He built a number of mills which formed the basis of the community of Playfairville on the Mississippi River... |
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North 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.... & Grenville |
Basil R. Church Basil R. Church Basil Rorison Church was a physician and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Elizabethtown Township in 1800 and settled in Wolford Township, where he was later appointed magistrate. He represented North Leeds and Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854... |
Reformer |
Ogle Robert Gowan Ogle Robert Gowan Ogle Robert Gowan was a farmer, Orangeman, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.... (1858) |
Conservative | |
South Leeds | Benjamin Tett Benjamin Tett Benjamin Tett was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Leeds South as a Conservative member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario.... |
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... |
David Roblin David Roblin David Roblin was a lumber merchant and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Adolphustown Township in Upper Canada in 1812, the son of John Roblin. He settled in Richmond Township and opened a general store there in 1832. In 1841, he moved to Napanee... |
Reformer |
Lincoln 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 |
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... |
John Carling John Carling Sir John Carling, PC, KCMG of the Carling Brewery was a prominent politician and businessman from London, Ontario, Canada... |
Liberal-Conservative |
East 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... |
Marcus Talbot | Conservative |
Robert Craik (1860) | Reformer | |
West Middlesex | John Scatcherd John Scatcherd John Scatcherd was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented West Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1858.... |
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Angus Peter McDonald Angus Peter McDonald Angus Peter McDonald was an Ontario contractor and political figure. He represented Middlesex West in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.Born in Canada, he lived in Glencoe, Ontario... (1858) |
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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... |
John Simpson | Conservative |
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... |
Walker Powell Walker Powell Walker Powell was a Canadian businessman, militia officer and political figure.He was born in Waterford, Upper Canada in 1828, the son of Israel Wood Powell, studied at Victoria College in Cobourg and settled in Port Dover. He served on the council for Norfolk County, becoming warden in 1856. He... |
Reformer |
East 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... |
John R Clark | Reformer |
West Northumberland | Sidney Smith Sidney Smith (lawyer) Sidney Smith was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Port Hope, Upper Canada in 1823, the son of John David Smith. He studied law with his brother, John Shuter, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and set up practice in Cobourg... |
Reformer |
North Ontario Ontario County, Ontario Ontario County was the name of two historic counties in the Canadian province of Ontario.The original Ontario County existed from 1792 to 1800 as part of the Eastern District, and consisted of the islands in the St. Lawrence River... |
Joseph Gould Joseph Gould Joseph Gould was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada.He was born in Uxbridge Township, Upper Canada in 1808, the son of Quakers who had come from Pennsylvania after the American Revolution. He bought a farm and sawmill there... |
Reformer |
South Ontario | Oliver Mowat Oliver Mowat Sir 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... |
Reformer |
Ottawa Ottawa (City of) Ottawa was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, 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 city of Ottawa... |
Richard William Scott Richard William Scott Sir Richard William Scott, PC, KC was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.He was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1825. A lawyer by training, Scott was admitted to the bar in 1848 and established a practice in Bytown... |
Liberal-Conservative |
North 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... |
William McDougall William McDougall (politician) Sir William McDougall PC CB was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.Born near York, Upper Canada... (1858) |
Reformer |
South Oxford | George Skeffington Connor George Skeffington Connor George Skeffington Connor, QC was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1810 and graduated with a law degree from Trinity College. He came to Canada in 1832 and settled near Orillia in Upper Canada... |
Reformer |
Peel Peel County, Ontario Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1851 from a portion of York County. In 1973, Peel County became the Regional Municipality of Peel, as a result of the Ontario provincial government's regionalization of the rapidly developing counties... |
James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins, PC was a prominent Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888.-Early life and career:Aikins was born in Toronto Township, Upper... |
Clear Grit |
Perth Perth County, Ontario Perth County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Stratford and is located in Southwestern Ontario, west of Toronto. It encompasses , 90% of which is classified as prime agricultural land... |
Thomas Mayne Daly | Liberal-Conservative |
Peterborough Peterborough County, Ontario Peterborough County is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is projected to reach a population of 159,840 by 2031, according to the Ontario Ministry of Finance's Ontario Population Projections Update... |
Thomas Short | Reformer |
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... |
Henry Wellesly McCann Henry Wellesly McCann Henry Wellesly McCann was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in Canada West.He was the son of John McCann, an officer in the British Army, and was educated in Canada. McCann was a farmer at Hawkesbury and served as captain in the local militia. He served as crown land agent for Prescott and... |
Conservative |
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... |
Willet C Dorland | Conservative |
Renfrew Renfrew County, Ontario Renfrew is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. In 2006, the population was 97,545 and county covered , giving a population density of . There are 17 official municipalities.-Government:... |
John Lorn McDougall | Reformer |
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... (1858) |
Tory | |
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.... |
George Byron Lyon-Fellowes G.B. Lyon-Fellowes George Byron Lyon-Fellowes was a mayor of Ottawa in 1876. He also represented Russell County in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1861.... |
Conservative |
John W Loux John Loux John William Loux was a farmer, miller and political figure in Canada West, He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861. His surname also appears as Loucks.... (1859) |
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North 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... |
Angus Morrison Angus Morrison Angus Morrison, QC was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Niagara in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874... |
Reform |
South Simcoe | Thomas Roberts Ferguson Thomas Roberts Ferguson Thomas Roberts Ferguson was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Simcoe South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1873 and Cardwell in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872.-Life and career:Thomas Roberts Ferguson was born... |
Conservative |
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... |
William D. Mattice William D. Mattice William D. Mattice was a political figure in Canada West. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861 as a Reformer.... |
Reformer |
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... |
George Brown George Brown (Canadian politician) George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation... |
Reformer |
Toronto | John Beverley Robinson John Beverley Robinson John Beverley Robinson was elected mayor of Toronto in 1856. He was the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario between the years 1880–1887.... |
Conservative |
Victoria Victoria County, Ontario The County of Victoria, or Victoria County, was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed in 1854 as The United Counties of Peterborough and Victoria, and gained independence in 1863. In 2001, the county was dissolved and reformed as the city of Kawartha Lakes... |
John Cameron | Conservative |
North Waterloo Waterloo County, Ontario Waterloo County, created in 1853 and dissolved in 1973, was the forerunner of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It consisted of five townships: Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot, Waterloo, and North Dumfries... |
Michael Hamilton Foley Michael Hamilton Foley Michael Hamilton Foley was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Sligo in Ireland in 1820 and came to Port Colborne in Upper Canada with his parents in 1822. He began work as a school teacher but later worked as a journalist on several newspapers while studying law. He was... |
Reform |
South Waterloo | William Scott William James Scott William James Scott was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Canada West. He represented South Waterloo in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861 as an independent Conservative.... |
Conservative |
Welland Welland County, Ontario Welland County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1851 from Lincoln County. The county was named from the Welland River. The river got its name from John Grave Simcoe who named it after a stream in Lincolnshire, England... |
Gilbert McMicken Gilbert McMicken Gilbert McMicken was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He served on the Council of Keewatin the governing body of the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1877.... |
Reformer |
North Wellington Wellington County, Ontario Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat is Guelph, a city which is politically independent, but Guelph's status as the seat means it houses the county's administrative offices... |
Charles Allan | |
James Ross James Ross (Canadian politician) James Ross was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Wellington Centre in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1869 to 1874.... (1859) |
Reformer | |
South Wellington | David Stirton David Stirton David Stirton was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Wellington South from 1867 to 1876.... |
Reformer |
North 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... |
William Notman William Notman (Canadian politician) William Notman Q.C. was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.Notman was born in Scotland in 1805, studied at Glasgow University and came to Dundas in Upper Canada in 1821. He studied law with George Ridout in Toronto, was called to the bar in 1827 and set up practice in Ancaster... |
Reformer |
South Wentworth | Joseph Rymal Joseph Rymal Joseph Rymal was a Canadian farmer and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1882.... |
Reformer |
East 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... |
Amos Wright Amos Wright Amos Wright was a Canadian farmer and politician.-Background in Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario:... |
Reformer |
North York | Joseph Hartman Joseph Hartman Joseph Hartman was a farmer, teacher and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Whitchurch Township in Upper Canada in 1821, the son of Quakers who had immigrated from Pennsylvania. He taught school in the township and also farmed, later becoming superintendent of education... |
Reformer |
Adam Wilson (1860) | Reformer | |
West York | William Pearce Howland | Reformer |
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