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The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house

Upper house

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governing the province of Upper Canada

Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...

. Modelled after the British

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House of Lords

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, it was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791

Constitutional Act of 1791

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. It was specified that the council should consist of at least seven members. Members were appointed for life but could be dropped for non-attendance. The first nine members of the council were appointed on July 12, 1792. The speaker was usually the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. The Legislative Council was dissolved on February 10, 1841 when Upper and Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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were united into the Province of Canada

Province of Canada

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. Some members were reappointed to the Legislative Council

Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house 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 province of Ontario...

of the united Province.

List of Members of the Legislative Council

Member	Town	From	To	Notes
James Baby James Baby James Baby was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born Jacques Bâby, the son of Jacques Baby, to a prosperous family in Detroit in 1763 and educated in Upper Canada, then part of the province of Quebec, where his uncle, François Baby, lived...	Sandwich Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...	July 12, 1792	February 19, 1833	Died in office
Richard Cartwright	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...	July 12, 1792	July 27, 1815	Died in office
Richard Duncan	Williamsburgh South Dundas, Ontario South Dundas is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River...	July 12, 1792	1805	Dropped due to non-attendance; returned to the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... and died in Schenectady, New York Schenectady, New York Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135... in 1819
Alexander Grant, Sr.	York 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...	July 12, 1792	May 1813	Died in office
Robert Hamilton	Niagara 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...	July 12, 1792	March 8, 1809	Died in office
John Munro John Munro (loyalist) The Hon. John Munro was a soldier, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.Born in 1728 at Fyrish, Alness, he was descended on both sides from the Clan Munro of Foulis Castle...	Eastern District Eastern District, Upper Canada Eastern District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Known as Lunenburg District until 1792, it was abolished in 1849...	July 12, 1792	October, 1800	Died in office
William Osgoode William Osgoode William Osgoode was the first Chief Justice of Ontario, Canada.He was born William Osgood in London, England in 1754 to William Osgood. He attended Christ Church, Oxford and was called to the bar in 1779. On December 31, 1791, he was appointed first Chief Justice of Upper Canada...	York	July 12, 1792	February 24, 1794	Became Chief Justice of Lower Canada 1794–1801; retired and died in London, Ontario 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...
William Robertson	Sandwich	July 12, 1792	November 4 1792	Resigned and left for 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... in 1797; moved to London England 1800 and died there in 1806
Peter Russell Peter Russell (politician) Peter Russell was a gambler, government official, politician and judge in Upper Canada.-Early life:...	York	July 12, 1792	September 30, 1808	Died in office
Æneas Shaw Æneas Shaw Æneas Shaw UE was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born at Tordarroch House, Pitlochry, Scotland around 1740 and came to Staten Island, New York around 1770. He joined the Queen's Rangers at the start of the American Revolution, later becoming a captain. After the British...	York	June 19, 1794	February 6, 1814	Died in office
Jacob Mountain Jacob Mountain Jacob Mountain was an English churchman who became the first Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Biography:The third son of Jacob Mountain of Thwaite Hall, Norfolk, by Ann, daughter of Jehoshaphat Postle of Wymondham, he was born at Thwaite Hall on 30 December 1749, and educated at Caius College,... ¹ (December 1, 1749–June 16, 1825)	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...	July 1, 1794	June 25, 1825	Bishop of Quebec and founder of the Church of England in the Canadas; died in office
John Elmsley, Sr.	York	December 10, 1796	October 13, 1802	Became Chief Justice of Lower Canada after William Osgoode; died in Montreal, April 1805
John McGill John McGill John McGill may refer to:Biraban, indigenous Australian leader known to Europeans as John McGillJack McGill , hockey playerJack McGill , hockey playerJ. Yancey McGill, South Carolina senator...	York	June 10, 1797	December 31, 1834	Died in office
Henry Allcock Henry Allcock Henry Allcock was a judge and political figure in Upper and Lower Canada.His family was from Edgbaston and he was born in Birmingham, England in 1759 and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London. He was called to the bar in 1791. In 1798, he was appointed judge in the Court of King's Bench of Upper...	York	January 4, 1803	July 1, 1805	Moved to Lower Canada as member of the Executive Council of Lower Canada Executive Council of Lower Canada The Executive Council of Lower Canada was an appointive body created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. Its function was to advise the Governor or his representative on the administration of the colony's public affairs... and later as Speaker of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada Legislative Council of Lower Canada The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was... ; died in office at 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... in 1808
Thomas Scott	York	August 7, 1806	July 29, 1824	Died in office
Thomas Talbot Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada) Colonel Thomas Talbot was born at Malahide Castle in Ireland near Dublin He was the fourth son of Richard Talbot and his wife Margaret Talbot, 1st Baroness Talbot of Malahide...	Point Talbot	September 1809	February 10, 1841	Died in London, Ontario 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... in 1853
William Claus (September 8, 1765–November 11, 1826)	Niagara	February 1, 1812	November 11, 1826	Died of cancer while in office; Indian Department official, Justice of the Peace
Thomas Clark Thomas Clark (Upper Canada) Thomas Clark was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Scotland and came to Upper Canada in 1791 to seek employment with his cousin, Robert Hamilton. In 1796, he opened a store in Queenston. He then formed a partnership with Samuel Street to transport goods around...	Chippawa Chippawa, Ontario Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970. It is located on the Canadian shore of the Niagara River about 2 km upstream from Niagara Falls. It is...	November 16, 1815	October 13, 1835	Died in office
William Dickson William Dickson (Upper Canada) William Dickson was a businessman, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1769. In 1785, he emigrated to the Niagara peninsula, where he managed mills and a store for Robert Hamilton, his cousin...	Niagara	November 16, 1815	February 10, 1841	Retired to Niagara 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... and died there in 1846
Thomas Fraser	Ernestown	November 16, 1815	1819	Status unknown after 1819; died in South Dundas, Ontario South Dundas, Ontario South Dundas is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River... in 1821
Neil McLean	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...	November 16, 1815	Not applicable	Never attended
William Dummer Powell William Dummer Powell William Dummer Powell was a Loyalist lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.-Early life and education:...	York	March 21, 1816	September 6, 1834	Died in office
John Strachan John Strachan John Strachan was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto.-Early life:Strachan was the youngest of six children born to a quarry worker in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from King's College, Aberdeen in 1797...	York	July 10, 1820	February 10, 1841	Resigned office due to the Act of Union 1840 Act of Union 1840 The Act of Union, formally the The British North America Act, 1840 , was enacted in July 1840 and proclaimed 10 February 1841. It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them... , but remained an active member of the Family Compact Family Compact Fully developed after the War of 1812, the Compact lasted until Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1841. In Lower Canada, its equivalent was the Château Clique. The influence of the Family Compact on the government administration at different levels lasted to the 1880s...
Angus McIntosh ²	Sandwich	July 11, 1820	July 24, 1833	Died in office
Joseph Wells Joseph Wells Joseph Algernon Wells was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Ware....	York	July 12, 1820	February 10, 1841	Bursar of King's College
Duncan Cameron	York	July 12, 1820	September 9, 1838	Died in office
George Herchmer Markland George Herchmer Markland George Herchmer Markland was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston around 1790 and was educated at Cornwall by John Strachan. During the War of 1812, he served with the Frontenac militia. In 1820, he was appointed to the Legislative Council for the province...	York	July 14, 1820	1838	Resigned
George Crookshank (July 23, 1773–July 21, 1859)	York	January 1, 1821	February 10, 1841	Commissariat of supplies for Fort York; Assistant Commissary General 1814–1819, Receiver General of Public Accounts (1819–1820); Director of the Bank of Upper Canada 1822–1827
John Henry Dunn John Henry Dunn John Henry Dunn was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. He served as Receiver General for Upper Canada from 1820 to 1841....	York	March 1, 1822	February 10, 1841	Became Receiver General for the Province of Canada 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 1841, and elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada 1841–1843 for Toronto
Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British...	York	October 11, 1825	February 8, 1829	Died in office
William Allan William Allan (banker) William Allan JP was a Canadian banker, businessman and politician.Allan was born at Moss, near Huntly, Scotland around 1770. He came to Canada around 1787 to work with Forsyth, Richardson and Company and settled at Niagara a year later. In 1795, he moved to York...	York	October 12, 1825	February 10, 1841	Retired from politics after the Act of Union of 1840, and died in 1853
William Campbell William Campbell (jurist) Sir William Campbell was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada and a resident of Toronto. He also held political appointments in both Nova Scotia and Upper Canada.He was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1758...	York	October 10, 1826	January 18, 1834	Died in office
Peter Robinson Peter Robinson (1785-1838) Peter Robinson was born in New Brunswick, the eldest son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, ayre. He had two brothers, John Beverley and William Benjamin, and two sisters....	York	January 6, 1829	July 8, 1838	Died in office
Charles Jones	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...	January 7, 1829	August 21, 1840	Died in office
James Gordon ³	Amherstburg Amherstburg, Ontario Amherstburg is a Canadian town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario. It is approximately south of the U.S...	January 8, 1829	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
John Beverley Robinson	York	January 1, 1830	February 10, 1841	Provincial Secretary 1817–1838, became a Baron in 1854, and died in 1863
John Kirby John Kirby (Canadian politician) John Kirby was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Knaresborough, England in 1772 and arrived in the Fort Ticonderoga area of New York with his parents in 1774. His father moved to St. Johns in Lower Canada after the American Revolution...	Kingston	1831	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed to the Council after the union; died in Kingston in 1846
Augustus Warren Baldwin Augustus Warren Baldwin Augustus Warren Baldwin was a naval officer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born near Lisnagat in County Cork, Ireland in 1776 and joined the merchant navy in 1792, eventually being given command of his own ship. He retired to Upper Canada near York in 1817...	York	January 26, 1831	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
Zacheus Burnham Zacheus Burnham Zacheus Burnham was a farmer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in 1777. He arrived in Upper Canada in 1797 and settled in Hamilton Township near the current site of Cobourg. He was able to acquire large land holdings, thousands of acres, in the region, some as compensation...	Cobourg Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario 95 km east of Toronto. It is the largest town in Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is located along Highway 401 and the former Highway 2...	January 26, 1831	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed after the Act of Union, and died in Cobourg in 1857
John Elmsley, Jr. (19 May 1801–8 May 1863)	York	January 26, 1831	February 10, 1841	Royal Navy Captain, entrepreneur, and philanthropist; supported Catholic education in York/Toronto; son of the second Chief Justice of Upper Canada
Alexander Macdonell Alexander Macdonell (bishop) Bishop Alexander Macdonell was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Kingston, Upper Canada.-Early years:...	Eastern District	January 27, 1831	February 10, 1841	Chaplain of the Glengarry Fencibles; Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec; Bishop of Kingston; founder of Regiopolis College, Kingston
Walter Boswell	Cobourg	January 29, 1831	February 10, 1841	Royal Navy Captain, church warden of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Cobourg
John Hamilton	Queenston Queenston, Ontario Queenston is located 5 km north of Niagara Falls, Ontario in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. The community is bordered by Highway 405 and the Niagara River; its location on the Niagara Escarpment led to the establishment of the now-defunct Queenston Quarry in the area...	January 29, 1831	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
Peter Adamson	Esquesing	February 2, 1831	February 10, 1841	Peninsular War veteran, general, and mill owner
James Kerby (1785–June 20, 1854)	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...	March 2, 1831	February 10, 1841	Militia captain (Incorporated Militia), businessman, justice of the peace, and mill owner
James Crooks James Crooks James Crooks was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1778 and came to Fort Niagara in 1791 where his half-brother, Francis, was operating as a merchant. In 1795, Francis, James and his brother William moved to Newark...	West Flamborough Flamborough, Ontario Flamborough is a former town near, and a current community in, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....	March 16, 1831	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
Alexander Macdonell Alexander Macdonell (bishop) Bishop Alexander Macdonell was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Kingston, Upper Canada.-Early years:...	Kingston	October 12, 1831	January 14, 1840	Died in office
Alexander Grant, Jr.⁴	Brockville	November 19, 1831	February 10, 1841	Excused
Arthur Lloyd	March March Township, Ontario March Township is a geographic township and former municipality originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is currently part of the City of Ottawa...	December 6, 1831	February 10, 1841	Colonel, Napoleonic War veteran
Abraham Nelles⁴	Grimsby Grimsby, Ontario Grimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara escarpment...	January 5, 1832	February 10, 1841	Reverend and missionary
Thomas Alexander Stewart (June 10, 1786–September 6, 1847)	Peterborough Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...	November 20, 1833	February 10, 1841	Settler, justice of the peace, and mill owner
William Morris William Morris (Canadian businessman) William Morris was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786, the son of a Scottish manufacturer. His family came to Upper Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import-export business. The business failed and his father retired to a farm near...	Perth Perth, Ontario Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...	January 22, 1836	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
George Hamilton	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...	January 23, 1836	February 20, 1836	Died in office
John Macaulay John Macaulay (politician) John Macaulay was a businessman, newspaper owner and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in 1792 in Kingston, the son of Robert Macaulay. He was educated in Cornwall at John Strachan's school. In 1812, he established himself as a merchant in Kingston...	Kingston	January 23, 1836	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
Archibald McLean Archibald McLean (judge) Chief Justice The Hon. Archibald McLean was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.-Early life:...	Cornwall	January 23, 1836	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed; later served as in the Court of Common Pleas 1850–1862, Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench for Upper Canada 1862–1863 and judge of the Court of Error and Appeal 1863–1865; he died in Toronto in 1865
Philip VanKoughnet Philip VanKoughnet Colonel The Hon. Philip VanKoughnet M.P. landowner, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.- History of the name :...	Cornwall	January 23, 1836	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed; later chairman of the Canadian Board of Government Arbitrators 1870–1873
John Simcoe Macaulay John Simcoe Macaulay Colonel The Hon. John Simcoe Macaulay was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. In 1845, he donated the land on which the Church of the Holy Trinity was built.-Early Life:...	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...	February 9, 1839	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed; served on Toronto City Council 1841–1842; retired to England in 1845
Jonas Jones Jonas Jones Jonas Jones was a lawyer, judge, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Augusta Township, Upper Canada in 1791, the son of Ephraim Jones. He was educated at John Strachan's school in Cornwall and studied law with Levius Peters Sherwood in Elizabethtown... (May 19, 1791–July 30, 1848)	Toronto	February 27, 1839	February 10, 1841	Barrister and judge (Prescott and Russell, Leeds and Grenville and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry)
Adam Fergusson	Gore District	February 27, 1839	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
Thomas Radcliff (April 17, 1794–June 6, 1841)	Adelaide	February 27, 1839	February 10, 1841	Peninsular War veteran and militia officer; later as magistrate and customs collector (died June 1841 before assuming post)
Robert Baldwin Sullivan Robert Baldwin Sullivan Robert Baldwin Sullivan, QC , was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the 2nd Mayor of Toronto....	Toronto	February 27, 1839	February 10, 1841	Provincial Secretary 1838–1841; not re-appointed to the Council after the Union; appointed to the Queen's Bench in 1848
Robert Charles Wilkins	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...	March 14, 1839	February 10, 1841	Owner of mercantile firm Shuter and Wilkins
John McDonald John McDonald (1787-1860) John McDonald was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in Saratoga, New York in 1787, the son of John McDonald, a Scottish immigrant. He set up in business at Troy, New York but joined his older brother Charles in the timber and grain trade at Gananoque in...	Gananoque Gananoque, Ontario Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,287 year-round residents in the Canada 2006 Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Gananoque's most...	March 20, 1839	February 10, 1841	Appointed to the Council after the Union in 1841, but removed for non-attendance in 1848
Henry Graham	Bathurst District	April 19, 1839	Not applicable	Never attended
Isaac Fraser Isaac Fraser Isaac Fraser was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Albany County, New York in 1779. He settled on a farm in Ernestown Township, served in the militia during the War of 1812 and became a colonel in the Addington Militia. He represented Lennox & Addington in the Legislative Assembly...	Ernestown	July 16, 1839	February 10, 1841	Colonel of the Addington Militia, and justice of the peace
Peter Boyle de Blaquière Peter Boyle de Blaquière Peter Boyle de Blaquière was a political figure in Upper Canada and the first chancellor of the University of Toronto....	Woodstock Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock is a city and the county seat of Oxford County in Southern Ontario, Canada. Woodstock is located 128 km southwest of Toronto, north of Highway 401 along the historic Thames River...	December 3, 1839	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
Alexander Fraser Alexander Fraser (Upper Canada politician) Alexander Fraser was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Glendoemore, near Fort Augustus, Scotland in 1786. He joined the Canadian Fencibles in Scotland in 1803 and came to Quebec with them in 1805. He served as quartermaster with them during the War of 1812...	Eastern District Eastern District, Upper Canada Eastern District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Known as Lunenburg District until 1792, it was abolished in 1849...	December 3, 1839	February 10, 1841	Re-appointed
John McGillivray John McGillivray John McGillivray was a Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born at Strathnairn, Inverness-shire, Scotland around 1770. He came to Canada with a distant cousin, William McGillivray, who was a partner in the North West Company, and became a clerk for the company in the...	Williamstown	December 3, 1839	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed; served as a justice of the peace; died near Williamstown (South Glengarry, Ontario South Glengarry, Ontario South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the St. Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.The township was created on 1 January 1998, by amalgamating the townships of Charlottenburgh and Lancaster with the independent village of... ) in 1855
John Willson John Willson John Willson was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in New Jersey in 1776. He arrived in the Niagara District around 1789 and settled in Saltfleet Township, where he became a farmer, in 1797. In 1809, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada in a by-election in...	Gore District	December 3, 1839	February 10, 1841	Not re-appointed; died in Saltfleet Township in 1860

Notes:

Jacob Mountain was the Bishop of Quebec; he never attended a session but was not dropped.
Angus McIntosh never attended a session but was not dropped; he returned to Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

in 1831.
James Gordon was re-appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in October 1845.
Alexander Grant, Jr. and Abraham Nelles did not attend after 1832.

Speakers

The Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench was usually the Speaker of the Council:

William Osgoode
William Osgoode
William Osgoode was the first Chief Justice of Ontario, Canada.He was born William Osgood in London, England in 1754 to William Osgood. He attended Christ Church, Oxford and was called to the bar in 1779. On December 31, 1791, he was appointed first Chief Justice of Upper Canada...

1792–1794
Peter Russell
Peter Russell
Peter Russell M.A., D.C.S. is a British author of ten books and producer of three films on consciousness, spiritual awakening and their role in the future development of humanity. He has designed and taught personal development programs for businesses, and has remained a popular public...

1795–1796
John Elmsley 1796–1802
Henry Allcock
Henry Allcock
Henry Allcock was a judge and political figure in Upper and Lower Canada.His family was from Edgbaston and he was born in Birmingham, England in 1759 and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London. He was called to the bar in 1791. In 1798, he was appointed judge in the Court of King's Bench of Upper...

1803–1806
Thomas Scott (judge)
Thomas Scott (judge)
Thomas Scott was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in the parish of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London. He was called to the bar in 1793. In 1800, he was appointed attorney general in Upper Canada. He was appointed to the Executive Council...

1806–1816
William Dummer Powell
William Dummer Powell
William Dummer Powell was a Loyalist lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.-Early life and education:...

1816–1825
William Campbell (jurist)
William Campbell (jurist)
Sir William Campbell was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada and a resident of Toronto. He also held political appointments in both Nova Scotia and Upper Canada.He was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1758...

1825–1829
Sir John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto 1829–1840
Jonas Jones
Jonas Jones
Jonas Jones was a lawyer, judge, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Augusta Township, Upper Canada in 1791, the son of Ephraim Jones. He was educated at John Strachan's school in Cornwall and studied law with Levius Peters Sherwood in Elizabethtown...

April 1839–June 1840 (interim)

Buildings housing the Legislative Council

The Legislative Council sat in the same building as the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...

Navy Hall
Navy Hall
Navy Hall is a wooden structure encased within a stone structure that was the site of Upper Canada's first provincial parliament in 1792–1796. It is a national historic site located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, then known as Newark, Upper Canada...

at Newark (1792)
first (1793–1813) and second (1820–1824) Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada at York
residence of the Chief Justice of Upper Canada (1813–1820)
old York County Court House on King between Toronto and Church Streets (1829–1832)
ballroom of York Hotel
Toronto Sun Building
The Toronto Sun Building, at 333 King Street East at Sherbourne, is home to one of Toronto's daily English language newspapers, the Toronto Sun. Built in 1975, the most notable feature of the structure is the large mural on the south side. The mural is 55 meters wide and 7.6 meters high, covering a...

at York - one session 1813
York General Hospital
Toronto General Hospital
The Toronto General Hospital , is a part of the University Health Network, and a major teaching hospital in downtown Toronto, Ontario. It is located in the Discovery District, directly north of the Hospital for Sick Children, across Gerrard Street West, and east of Princess Margaret Hospital and...

(1824–1829)
third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada
First Ontario Parliament Buildings
The first Ontario Parliament Buildings were built between 1829 and 1832 near Front, John, Simcoe and Wellington Streets in Toronto, Canada. Architects of the buildings were J.G. Chewett, Cumberland & Storm , Samuel Curry, John Ewart, John Howard and Thomas Rogers...

(1832–1840)

Meeting Places

St. George's Church, Kingston - July 1792; Church demolished 1825 (replaced with St. George's Cathedral), site now Kingston Market Square across from Kingston Custom House (294 King Street East)
In a tent and later at Navy Hall
Navy Hall
Navy Hall is a wooden structure encased within a stone structure that was the site of Upper Canada's first provincial parliament in 1792–1796. It is a national historic site located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, then known as Newark, Upper Canada...

or Freemasons Hall in Newark - September 1792-1796
Various buildings that housed Parliament
First Ontario Parliament Buildings
The first Ontario Parliament Buildings were built between 1829 and 1832 near Front, John, Simcoe and Wellington Streets in Toronto, Canada. Architects of the buildings were J.G. Chewett, Cumberland & Storm , Samuel Curry, John Ewart, John Howard and Thomas Rogers...

at York - 1797-1841

External links

Ontario's Historical Plaques

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List of Members of the Legislative Council

Speakers

Buildings housing the Legislative Council

Meeting Places

See also

External links