8th Parliament of the Province of Canada
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The 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1863 to July 1866. Elections were held in the Province of Canada
in August 1863. Sessions were held in Quebec City
until 1866; the last session was held in Ottawa
.
The Speaker
of this parliament was Lewis Wallbridge
.
This was also the last session of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
. Following Confederation in the following year, it was succeeded by 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto
and the 1st Canadian Parliament
in Ottawa
.
Most members went on to become elected in the Canadian House of Commons, while other served at provincial level, appointed to the Senate of Canada, provincial Lieutenant Governor, government posts or simply retired from politics altogether.
Notes:
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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 August 1863. Sessions were held 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...
until 1866; the last session was held in 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...
.
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 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....
.
This was also the last session of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
. Following Confederation in the following year, it was succeeded by 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario 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...
and the 1st Canadian Parliament
1st Canadian Parliament
The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867 until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was prorogued prior to the 1872 election.It was...
in 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...
.
Most members went on to become elected in the Canadian House of Commons, while other served at provincial level, appointed to the Senate of Canada, provincial Lieutenant Governor, government posts or simply retired from politics altogether.
Canada East
Riding | Member | Party |
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Argenteuil | John Joseph Caldwell Abbott | 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 Parti rouge The Parti rouge was formed in the Province of Quebec, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the reformist movement led by the Parti patriote of the 1830s.The party was a successor to the Parti patriote... |
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:... |
Henri-Elzéar Taschereau | Bleu Parti bleu The Parti bleu was a moderate political group in Quebec, Canada that emerged in 1854. It was based on the moderate reformist views of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, and was a rival to the radical Parti 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.... |
Paul Denis Paul Denis (Quebec politician) Paul Denis was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866.... |
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... |
Édouard Rémillard Édouard Rémillard Édouard Rémillard was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866.... |
Rouge |
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.... |
Anselme-Homère Pâquet Anselme-Homère Pâquet Anselme-Homère Pâquet was a Canadian physician, professor and parliamentarian. He served three terms as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Berthier.... |
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... |
Théodore Robitaille Théodore Robitaille Théodore Robitaille, PC was a Canadian physician, politician, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.... |
Bleu |
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.... |
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 |
Chambly | Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville | 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... |
John Jones Ross John Jones Ross John Jones Ross, PC was born in Quebec City, Canada. He was the son of a Scots-Quebecer merchant, George McIntosh Ross, and his French-Canadian wife Sophie-Éloïse Gouin.-Province of Canada Assembly:... |
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.... |
Adolphe Gagnon Adolphe Gagnon Adolphe Gagnon was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Charlevoix in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1875 as a Liberal member.He was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, the son of Louis... |
Rouge |
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... |
Luther Hamilton Holton Luther Hamilton Holton Luther Hamilton Holton was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Châteauguay as a Liberal member in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1880.- Early life and education :... |
Rouge |
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 |
Pierre-Alexis Tremblay Pierre-Alexis Tremblay Pierre-Alexis Tremblay was a surveyor and Quebec political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1875 and 1878 to 1879.... (1865) |
Liberal | |
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 | 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... |
Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion was a journalist and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Lower Canada in 1826, the son of Pierre-Antoine Dorion. In 1842, he found work as a clerk in a store at Trois-Rivières. He was editor and publisher of a small newspaper there,... |
Rouge |
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... |
Bleu |
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... |
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 |
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... |
Alexandre Dufresne Alexandre Dufresne Alexandre Dufresne was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866.... |
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 |
Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.... (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:... |
Hippolite Cornellier Hippolite Cornellier Hippolite Cornellier was a teacher, farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866... |
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.... |
Bleu |
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.... |
Alfred Pinsonneault Alfred Pinsonneault Alfred Pinsonneault was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Laprairie in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1887.... |
Bleu |
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.... |
Rouge |
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:... |
Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose was a Canadian militiaman and politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, the Canadian House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, the Canadian Senate and as the mayor of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec.- Early life... |
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... |
Joseph-Godric Blanchet | Bleu |
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 |
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... |
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, served as the fourth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.- Early years :... |
Rouge |
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... |
Moïse Houde Moïse Houde Moïse Houde was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.-Early life:... |
Rouge |
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... |
George Irvine George Irvine (Canadian politician) George Irvine was a Quebec lawyer, judge, professor and political figure. He represented Mégantic in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1876 and from 1878 to 1884 and in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative.He was born in Quebec City in 1826, the son of Lt.-Colonel John... |
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 O'Halloran James O'Halloran James O'Halloran was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was born about 1820 near Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland and came to Canada with his family in 1828. He studied at the University of Vermont and served in the U.S. Army during the war with Mexico... |
Rouge |
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 Centre Montreal Centre Montreal Centre 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 consisted initially of the West Ward, the Centre Ward and the East Ward of the city of Montreal.... |
John Rose | Conservative |
Montreal East Montreal East (electoral district) Montreal East 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 consisted of the St. Lewis Ward, St. James Ward and the St. Mary's Ward. It was abolished in 1892... |
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 |
Montreal West Montreal West (electoral district) Montreal West was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commonsfrom 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of St. Anne Ward, St. Antoine Ward and St. Lawrence Ward. In 1872, St. Anne Ward... |
Thomas D'Arcy McGee | Conservative |
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... |
Sixte Coupal dit la Reine Sixte Coupal dit la Reine Sixte Coupal dit la Reine was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Napierville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal member.... |
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 |
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... |
Alonzo Wright Alonzo Wright Alonzo Wright was a Canadian member of Parliament and businessman commonly known as "King of the Gatineau".He was born in Cantley, Quebec in 1821. He was a grandson of Philemon Wright, and son of Tiberius Wright... |
Conservative |
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.... |
John Poupore John Poupore John Poupore was a Quebec lumber merchant and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Pontiac from 1878 to 1882... |
Bleu |
Portneuf | Jean-Docile Brousseau Jean-Docile Brousseau Jean-Docile Brousseau was a Canadian politician and newspaper owner.He was born in Quebec City in 1825. In 1855, he became the official printer for the archbishopric of Quebec and produced the Le Courrier du Canada, a religious newsletter, from 1857 to 1872... |
Liberal-Conservative |
Quebec County | François Évanturel François Évanturel François Évanturel was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1821, the son of a soldier in Napoleon's army who had joined the British Army after having been taken prisoner. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Quebec, articled in law with René-Édouard Caron... |
Liberal |
Quebec-Centre Quebec-Centre Quebec-Centre 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. It consisted of Palace Ward, St. Louis Ward, St. John's Ward and the parts of Montclam Ward and the... |
Isidore Thibaudeau Isidore Thibaudeau Isidore Thibaudeau was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Quebec East in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1874 to 1877.... |
Rouge |
Quebec West Quebec West Quebec West was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
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 East Quebec East Quebec East was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.... |
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.... |
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... |
Joseph-Xavier Perrault Joseph-Xavier Perrault Joseph-Xavier Perrault was a Quebec educator and political figure.-Biography:He was born in Quebec City in 1836, the grandson of Joseph-François Perrault. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, then the University of Durham and Royal Agricultural College in England and the École de Grignon... |
Rouge |
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.... |
George Sylvain George Sylvain George Sylvain was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rimouski in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.... |
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... |
Joseph-Napoléon Poulin Joseph-Napoléon Poulin Joseph-Napoléon Poulin was a physician and political figure in Canada East.He was born Joseph Poulin in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in Lower Canada in 1821 and practiced medicine and surgery there. In 1851, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rouville; he was... |
Bleu |
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 |
Rémi Raymond Rémi Raymond Rémi Raymond was a businessman, farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented St. Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866.... (1863) |
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.... |
Charles Gérin-Lajoie Charles Gérin-Lajoie Charles Gérin-Lajoie was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Saint-Maurice in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1878.... |
Rouge |
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... |
Lucius Seth Huntington Lucius Seth Huntington Lucius Seth Huntington, PC was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Shefford from 1867 to 1882. He also served as President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Postmaster General.He was born in Compton,... |
Rouge |
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... |
William Duckett William Duckett William Duckett was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative member.He was born in Montreal, the son of William Duckett... |
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... |
Albert Knight Albert Knight (politician) Albert Knight was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Stanstead in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866.... |
Conservative |
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.... |
Jean-Baptiste Pouliot Jean-Baptiste Pouliot Jean-Baptiste Pouliot was a Quebec notary and political figure. He represented Témiscouata in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1878.He was born at Kamouraska in 1816... |
Rouge |
Terrebonne | Louis Labrèche-Viger Louis Labrèche-Viger Louis Labrèche-Viger was a Quebec businessman, journalist and political figure.He was born Louis Labrèche in Terrebonne, Lower Canada in 1823 but later adopted the surname Labrèche-Viger after being assisted by Denis-Benjamin Viger in his early development. He studied law with Côme-Séraphin... |
Rouge |
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.... |
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 |
Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Trois-Rivières in the Canadian House of Commons.-Early Background:He was born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada on August 12, 1825... (1865) |
Bleu | |
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:... |
Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.... |
Conservative |
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.... |
Félix Geoffrion Félix Geoffrion Félix Geoffrion, PC was a Canadian notary and politician.Born in Varennes, Lower Canada, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was trained and practiced as a notary. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863... |
Rouge |
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.... |
Moïse Fortier Moïse Fortier Moïse Fortier was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Yamaska from 1867 to 1872.... |
Rouge |
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Canada West
Riding | Member | Party |
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East Brant | John Young Bown John Young Bown John Young Bown was a physician and Canadian political figure. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1872.... |
Liberal-Conservative |
West Brant | Edmund Burke Wood Edmund Burke Wood Edmund Burke Wood was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brant South, and served as the first provincial treasurer of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 under Premier John Sandfield Macdonald... |
Reformer |
Brockville Brockville (electoral district) Brockville was a federal electoral district in Ontario, 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.... |
Fitzwilliam Henry Chambers | Reformer |
Carleton Carleton (Ontario electoral district) Carleton was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1987... |
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 (electoral district) Cornwall was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
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 (electoral district) Dundas was a federal electoral district in Ontario, 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.It consisted initially of Dundas County... |
John Sylvester Ross John Sylvester Ross John Sylvester Ross was a miller and political figure in Ontario. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons who represented Dundas from 1867 to 1872 and from 1879 to 1882.... |
Conservative |
East Durham | John Shuter Smith John Shuter Smith John Shuter Smith was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Port Hope around 1813, the son of John David Smith. He served as mayor of Port Hope in 1852, from 1854 to 1855 and in 1868... |
Reformer |
West Durham | Henry Munro | Reformer |
East 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 | John Scoble John Scoble John Scoble was a British abolitionist and political figure in Canada West.-Biography:Scoble was born in Kingsbridge, England in 1799 and was educated in Devon and London. He was part of the anti-slavery movement in England and was involved in the protests against the apprenticeship system which... |
Reform |
Essex Essex (electoral district) Essex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882 and since 1968.-Geography:... |
Arthur Rankin Arthur Rankin Arthur Rankin was a surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Montreal in 1816, the son of Irish immigrants. He ran away from home and became a cabin boy. In 1835, he returned to Canada, then qualified as a surveyor and moved to the Windsor area. In 1837, he... |
Reformer |
Frontenac Frontenac (Quebec electoral district) Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lotbinière and Mégantic ridings... |
William Ferguson | Conservative |
Glengarry Glengarry (electoral district) Glengarry was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario... |
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 (electoral district) Grenville was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Grenville South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings... |
Walter Shanly Walter Shanly Walter Shanly was a Canadian civil engineer, author, businessman, and politician.Born in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland, the son James Shanly and Frances Elizabeth Mulvany, he immigrated to Upper Canada in 1836.... |
Liberal-Conservative |
Grey | George Jackson | Conservative |
Haldimand Haldimand (electoral district) Haldimand was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 and from 1904 to 1953. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.... |
David Thompson | Reformer |
Halton Halton (electoral district) Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:... |
John White | Reformer |
Hamilton Hamilton (electoral district) Hamilton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and a provincial riding in the Ontario Legislature from 1867 to 1894. It was located in the province of Ontario and consisted of the city of Hamilton.... |
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... |
Conservative |
Charles Magill Charles Magill Charles Magill was a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament and mayor of Hamilton in 1854-55, 1865–66 and 1882-3.... (1866) |
Liberal | |
North Hastings | Thomas Campbell Wallbridge Thomas Campbell Wallbridge Thomas Campbell Wallbridge was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He represented North Hastings in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866.... |
Reformer |
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 & Bruce | James Dickson | Reformer |
Kent Kent (Ontario electoral district) Kent was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904, 1917 to 1968, and 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
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 (electoral district) Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario... |
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 (electoral district) Lambton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario... |
Alexander Mackenzie Alexander Mackenzie Alexander Mackenzie, PC , a building contractor and newspaper editor, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878.-Biography:... |
Reformer |
North Lanark | Robert Bell | Reformer |
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... (1864) |
Reformer | |
South Lanark | Alexander Morris Alexander Morris Alexander Morris, PC was a Canadian politician. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald , and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba... |
Conservative |
North Leeds & Grenville | Francis Jones Francis Jones (Canadian politician) Francis Jones was an Ontario civil engineer, provincial land surveyor and political figure. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.... |
Reformer |
South Leeds | Albert Norton Richards Albert Norton Richards Albert Norton Richards, QC was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Leeds South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1874... |
Reformer |
David Ford Jones David Ford Jones David Ford Jones was an Ontario manufacturer and political figure. He represented Leeds South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1882.... (1864) |
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Lennox & Addington | Richard John Cartwright Richard John Cartwright Sir Richard John Cartwright, PC, GCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario in a United Empire Loyalist family, the son of Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and the grandson of Richard Cartwright... |
Conservative |
Lincoln Lincoln (electoral district) Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario... |
William McGiverin William McGiverin William McGiverin was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866.... |
Reformer |
London London (electoral district) London was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.It consisted initially of the City of London, Ontario.... |
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 | Crowell Willson Crowell Willson Crowell Willson was a Canadian farmer and political figure. He represented Middlesex East in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and in 1874.... |
Reformer |
West Middlesex | Thomas Scatcherd Thomas Scatcherd Thomas Scatcherd was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Middlesex North as a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1876.... |
Reformer |
Niagara (town) | John Simpson | Conservative |
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... (1864) |
Reformer | |
Norfolk Norfolk (electoral district) Norfolk was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario... |
Aquila Walsh Aquila Walsh Aquila Walsh was a Canadian civil engineer, politician, and civil servant.Walsh was born in Charlotteville Township in 1823, the son of Francis Leigh Walsh and grandson of Thomas Welch. He represented Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 until 1867... |
Conservative |
East Northumberland | James Lyons Biggar James Lyons Biggar James Lyons Biggar was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1878 as an Independent Liberal.... |
Reformer |
West Northumberland | James Cockburn | Liberal-Conservative |
North Ontario | 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... |
Reformer |
Matthew Crooks Cameron Matthew Crooks Cameron Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron, QC was a lawyer, judge and politician in the Canadian province of Ontario.He was born in Dundas in Upper Canada, during his studies at Upper Canada College, he lost one leg after a shooting accident. Cameron later articled in law, was called to the bar in 1849 and... (1864) |
Conservative | |
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 |
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs Thomas Nicholson Gibbs Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada , the eldest son of Thomas Gibbs and Caroline Tate, his family moved to Oshawa, Upper Canada in 1832... (1864) |
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... |
Joseph Merrill Currier Joseph Merrill Currier Joseph Merrill Currier was a Canadian member of parliament and businessman.He was born in North Troy, Vermont in 1820 and moved to Canada in 1837, where he began work in the timber trade. Around 1850, he set up a sawmill and gristmill operation at Manotick, Ontario with Moss Kent Dickinson... |
Conservative |
North Oxford North Oxford North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England. It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the College.... |
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... |
Reformer |
Thomas Oliver Thomas Oliver (Canadian politician) Thomas Oliver was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Oxford North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1880.... (1866) |
Reformer | |
South Oxford | George Brown George Brown (Canadian politician) George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation... |
Reformer |
Peel Peel (electoral district) Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.... |
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... |
Conservative |
Perth Perth (electoral district) Perth was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988... |
Robert MacFarlane | Reformer |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
Wilson Seymour Conger Wilson Seymour Conger Wilson Seymour Conger was a merchant and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Hallowell Township in Upper Canada in 1804 and moved to Cobourg. In 1835, he helped form the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway Company. He served on the Cobourg Board of Police from 1837 to 1841... |
Independent |
Frederick W. Haultain Frederick W. Haultain Frederick W. Haultain was a political figure in Canada West.He was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1821 to Major General Francis Haultain and Eliza Ann Dean. Haultain lived in Beligum while his father was stationed there and eventually returned to Britain. studied at the Royal Military Academy in... (1864) |
Conservative | |
Prescott Prescott (electoral district) Prescott was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953. It wasd located in the province of Ontario... |
Thomas Higginson | Conservative |
Prince Edward Prince Edward (electoral district) Prince Edward was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of the County of Prince Edward.... |
Walter Ross Walter Ross Walter Ross was a Canadian businessman and political figure who represented Prince Edward in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867-1878.... |
Reformer |
Renfrew | Robert McIntyre | Reformer |
Russell Russell (Ontario electoral district) Russell was a federal and provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1967.... |
Robert Bell | Conservative |
North Simcoe | Thomas David McConkey Thomas David McConkey Thomas David McConkey was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Simcoe North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872.... |
Reformer |
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 (electoral district) Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.... |
Samuel Ault Samuel Ault Samuel Ault was an Ontario political figure. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Stormont from 1867 to 1872.... |
Reformer |
East Toronto East Toronto East Toronto, Ontario was an incorporated community in what is today a part of the city of Toronto, Canada. It covered much of what is today the Upper Beaches neighbourhood, stretching up to Danforth Avenue in the north. The central street in the community was Main Street, running south from... |
Alexander Mortimer Smith Alexander Mortimer Smith Alexander Mortimer Smith was a soldier, businessman and political figure.He was born in Monymusk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1818 and joined the British Army in 1836. In 1838, his regiment was sent to Toronto in Upper Canada. In 1840, Smith left the army and was employed by a local merchant,... |
Reformer |
West Toronto West Toronto West Toronto was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the City of Toronto, in the province of Ontario. The district was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was renamed Toronto West in 1903.West Toronto was... |
John Macdonald John Macdonald (Canadian politician) John Macdonald was a Canadian merchant, churchman, philanthropist, and politician in the late 19th century in Toronto. He was a major patron of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Toronto General Hospital... |
Reformer |
Victoria Victoria (Ontario electoral district) Victoria was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Peterborough East, Victoria North and Victoria South ridings.It was initially defined as... |
James W Dunsford James Dunsford James Wicks Dunsford was a political figure in Canada West. He represented Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866.... |
Reformer |
North Waterloo | 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... |
Reformer |
Isaac Erb Bowman Isaac Erb Bowman Isaac Erb Bowman was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878 and from 1887 to 1896.... (1864) |
Reformer | |
South Waterloo | James Cowan James Cowan (Ontario politician) James Cowan was an Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure.-Biography:He was born in Peeblesshire, Scotland in 1803. Cowan came to Upper Canada in 1834 and settled on a farm at Galt. In 1846, he helped found the Provincial Agricultural Association and Board of Agriculture for Canada West... |
Reformer |
Welland Welland (electoral district) Welland is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,875.... |
Thomas Clark Street Thomas Clark Street Thomas Clark Street was an Ontario lawyer, businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons who represented Welland from 1867 to 1872.... |
Conservative |
North Wellington North Wellington North Wellington AFC is an amateur association football club based in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It was founded in 1972 as an amalgamation of the Onslow & Johnson Villa clubs... |
Thomas Sutherland Parker Thomas Sutherland Parker Thomas Sutherland Parker was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington Centre in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1868.... |
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 | 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 |
James McMonies James McMonies James McMonies was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Wentworth North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member.... (1865) |
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 | Amos Wright Amos Wright Amos Wright was a Canadian farmer and politician.-Background in Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario:... |
Reformer |
North York | James Pearson Wells James Pearson Wells James Pearson Wells was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented York North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member.... |
Reform |
West York | William Pearce Howland | Reformer |
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