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1785 In Canada
Events from the year 1785 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch: George III Governors * Governor of the Province of Quebec: Frederick Haldimand *Governor of Nova Scotia: Edmund Fanning * Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Byron * Governor of St. John's Island: Walter Patterson Events * North West Company strengthened far west trade through such forts as Athabasca and English River. * May 18: The city of Saint John, New Brunswick is incorporated. * Fredericton opens a Provincial Academy of Arts and Sciences, the germ of the University of New Brunswick (1859). * New Brunswick is separated from Nova Scotia * Du Calvet proposes Canadian representation in the British Parliament, three members, each, for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal. * To a proposed Elective Legislature, it is objected that French Canadians do not wish to change their customary laws, and that there are not enough fit men to compose a Legislature. * Isaac Brock takes command of the 49th Foot, which would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Monarchs
Listed here are the monarchs who reigned over Canada, starting with the Canada (New France), French colony of Canada which subsequently became a The Canadas, British colony, followed by the British Dominion of Canada, and finally the present-day sovereign state of Canada. The date of the first claim by a monarch over Canada varies, with most sources giving the year as 1497, when John Cabot made landfall somewhere on the North American coast (likely either modern-day Newfoundland or Nova Scotia), and claimed the land for England on behalf of Henry VII of England, King Henry VII. However, some sources instead put this date at 1535 when the word "Canada" was first used to refer to the French Canada (New France), colony of Canada, which was founded in the name of Francis I of France, King Francis I. Monarchical governance subsequently evolved under a continuous succession of French, British, and eventually uniquely Canadian sovereigns. Since the first claim by Henry VII, there have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crane (politician)
William Crane (February 15, 1785 – March 31, 1853) was a merchant, judge and long-term elected provincial legislator in New Brunswick, Canada, serving from 1824–1842.He also was a member of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick from 1843–1850. Early life and education He was born in Horton Township, Nova Scotia, the son of Jonathan Crane and Rebecca Allison. He was educated there. Career Crane later moved to Westmorland County, New Brunswick, where he became a merchant in Sackville. In 1819, Crane went into business with his cousin Charles Frederick Allison. The firm sold goods and exported local products to Great Britain, Nova Scotia and the United States. Crane also served as justice of the peace, justice of the quorum and judge for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county. In 1824, he was elected to the New Brunswick House of Assembly, where he was repeatedly re-elected and served until 1842. Crane was speaker from 1831 to 1835 and a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 In Canada
Events from the year 1866 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – Victoria Federal government *Parliament — 8th Governors *Governor General of the Province of Canada — Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck *Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman *Governor of New Brunswick — Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon * Governor of Nova Scotia — Sir William Fenwick Williams *Governor of Prince Edward Island — George Dundas Premiers *Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada – **John Alexander Macdonald, Canada West Premier **Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, Canada East Premier *Premier of Newfoundland — Frederick Carter * Premiers of New Brunswick — Albert James Smith then Peter Mitchell *Premiers of Nova Scotia – Charles Tupper *Premier of Prince Edward Island – James Colledge Pope Events *May–June – The 1866 New Brunswick election *June 2 – Battle of Ridgeway, Fenians invade Canada, giving Irish republicans at home a greater advantage over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel
Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel, (February 4, 1785 – July 28, 1866), was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He held a number of public offices and in politics he was a moderate who represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada (1820-1834); and Montmorency in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1841-1844 & 1848–1866). From 1837 to 1841 he sat on the Executive Council of Lower Canada. Condemned by the Patriotes as a ''vendu'' in the Lower Canada Rebellion, in 1860 he was elected President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society. In 1859, he was elected President of the Banque du Peuple and his achievements in commerce and finance served to show that a French Canadian could make his fortune in business. His home, Manoir Souvenir (now a ruin) was one of the early estates of the Golden Square Mile. Early life In 1785, Quesnel was born at Montreal into a family well known in Canadien gentry society. He was the eldest son of Joseph Quesnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1846 In Canada
Events from the year 1846 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch: Victoria Federal government *Parliament: 2nd Governors *Governor General of the Province of Canada: Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham *Governor of New Brunswick: William MacBean George Colebrooke *Governor of Nova Scotia: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland * Civil Governor of Newfoundland: John Harvey *Governor of Prince Edward Island: Henry Vere Huntley Premiers *Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — ** William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier **Samuel Harrison, Canada East Premier Events *January 29 – Many persons in the Eastern Townships are arrested on charge of counterfeiting, being afterwards tried before Sir James Stuart and other Judges. Hon L. T. Drummond and Edward Short, (afterwards judges), prosecute; H. B. Terrill (afterwards M.P.P. for Stanstead), defends. All are acquitted. *April 18 – The commission on Rebellion Losses reports. *16 May – Under the leadership of British Prime Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe
Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, (30 January 1785 – 5 September 1846), known as Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt between 1822 and 1845, was a British colonial administrator. He held appointments including acting Governor-General of India, Governor of Jamaica and Governor General of the Province of Canada. Early life and background Metcalfe was born on 30 January 1785 in Lecture House, Calcutta then part of the Bengal Presidency. He was the second son of Thomas Metcalfe and Susannah Selina Sophia Debonnaire. His father first went to India in 1767 as a cadet in the British Army, and at the time of Metcalfe's birth was serving as a major in the Bengal Army. He later became a Member of Parliament, director of the British East India Company and was created a baronet on 21 December 1802. Thomas Metcalfe married Susannah in Calcutta in 1782. She was the daughter of merchant John Debonnaire, a trader at Fort St. George, Madras, who subsequently settled at the Cape of Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 In Canada
Events from the year 1861 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch — Victoria Federal government *Parliament — 6th then 7th Governors *Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head *Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman *Governor of New Brunswick — Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon *Governor of Nova Scotia — George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby *Governor of Prince Edward Island — Dominick Daly Premiers *Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — **George-Étienne Cartier, Canada West Premier **Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Canada East Premier *Premier of Newfoundland — Hugh Hoyles *Premier of New Brunswick — Samuel Leonard Tilley *Premier of Nova Scotia — James William Johnston *Premier of Prince Edward Island — Edward Palmer Events *April 12 - American Civil War starts *April 14 – A major flood hits Montreal *April 15 – Nova Scotia: resolution for provincial union by Joseph Howe for referral to the other British North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Théodore Besserer
Louis-Théodore Besserer (January 4, 1785 – February 3, 1861) was a businessman, notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Château-Richer, Quebec in 1785. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and later became a notary. During the War of 1812, he was a lieutenant in the Quebec City militia, later becoming captain. He represented Quebec County in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1833 to 1838. He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions, but preferred working through legal channels to rebellion. So, the British government saw him as a rebel, while the Parti patriote resented his moderate stance. In 1845, he retired to a large estate that he had purchased in Bytown. He subdivided this property and sold off building lots; this area is now the Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohawk Chapel
His Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks in Brantford, Ontario is the oldest surviving church building in Ontario and was the first Anglican church in Upper Canada. It is one of only three Chapels Royal in Canada. In 1981, the chapel was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. History Constructed in 1785 by the British Crown, the chapel was given to the Mohawk people led by Joseph Brant for their support of the Crown during the American Revolution. They had migrated to Canada after Britain lost the Thirteen Colonies and were awarded land for resettlement. Originally called ''St. Paul's'', the church is commonly referred to as the ''Mohawk Chapel''. It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Huron and has a chaplain appointed by the Bishop of Huron, in consultation with the congregation. In 1850, the remains of Joseph Brant were moved from the original burial site in Burlington to a tomb at the Mohawk Chapel. His son, John Brant, was also interred in the tomb. Next to Brant's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812 and, although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by Congress on 17 February 1815. Tensions originated in long-standing differences over territorial expansion in North America and British support for Native American tribes who opposed US colonial settlement in the Northwest Territory. These escalated in 1807 after the Royal Navy began enforcing tighter restrictions on American trade with France and press-ganged men they claimed as British subjects, even those with American citizenship certificates. Opinion in the US was split on how to respond, and although majorities in both the House and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Brock
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada (part of present-day Ontario) successfully for many years. He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States. While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, Brock began to ready the army and militia for what was to come. When the War of 1812 broke out, the populace was prepared, and quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit defeated American invasion efforts. Brock's actions, particularly his success at Detroit, earned him accolades including a knighthood in the Order of the Bath and the sobriquet "The Hero of Upper Canada". His name is often linked with that of the Native American leader Tecumseh, although the two men c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
