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1856 In Canada
Events from the year 1856 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch — Queen Victoria, Victoria Federal government *Parliament of the Province of Canada, Parliament — 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada, 5th Governors *Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head Premiers *Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — ** Canada West Premier ***, ** Canada East Premier *** British North America Colonies *Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Charles Henry Darling *List of premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador, Premier of Newfoundland — Philip Francis Little *Governor of Nova Scotia — John Le Marchant (British Army officer, born 1803), John Gaspard Le Marchant *List of premiers of Nova Scotia, Premier of Nova Scotia — William Young (Nova Scotia politician), William Young *Governor of New Brunswick — John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury, John Manners-Sutton *List of premiers of New Brunswick, Premier of New Brunswick — Charles Fisher (Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, any previous British monarch and is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was Kensington System, raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
