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1786 In Canada
Events from the year 1786 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch: George III Governors * Governor of the Province of Quebec: Frederick Haldimand *Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton * Governor of Nova Scotia: John Parr * Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Byron * Governor of St. John's Iñjsland: Walter Patterson Events *New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland allowed to import goods from the United States. *Gerassin Pribilof discovers the rookeries on the islands now known as the Pribilofs. *John Molson founds his first brewery in Montreal. Births *April 16 – John Franklin, naval officer, Arctic explorer, and author (d.1847) *June 17 – William Thompson, farmer and political figure (d.1860) *October 7 – Louis-Joseph Papineau, lawyer, politician and reformist (d. 1871) *October 30 – Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, lawyer, writer, fifth and last seigneur of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (L'Islet County) (d. 1871) *October 31 – William Morris, businessman, milit ... [...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] |
Brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer has taken place since at least 2500 BC; in ancient Mesopotamia, brewers derived social sanction and divine protection from the goddess Ninkasi. Brewing was initially a cottage industry, with production taking place at home; by the ninth century, monasteries and farms would produce beer on a larger scale, selling the excess; and by the eleventh and twelfth centuries larger, dedicated breweries with eight to ten workers were being built. The diversity of size in breweries is matched by the diversity of processes, degrees of automation, and kinds of beer produced in breweries. A brewery is typically divided into distinct sections, with each section reserved for one part of the brewing process. History Beer may have been known in Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before Presidency of John Adams, his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, and during the war served as a diplomat in Europe. He was twice elected vice president of the United States, vice president, serving from 1789 to 1797 in a prestigious role with little power. Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with many important contemporaries, including his wife and adviser Abigail Adams as well as his friend and rival Thomas Jefferson. A lawyer and political activist prior to the Revolution, Adams was devoted to the right to counsel and presumption of innocence. He defied anti-British sentiment and successfully defended British soldiers agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expulsion Of The Loyalists
During the American Revolution, those who continued to support King George III of Great Britain came to be known as Loyalists. Loyalists are to be contrasted with Patriots, who supported the Revolution. Historians have estimated that during the American Revolution, between 15 and 20 percent of the white population of the colonies, or about 500,000 people, were Loyalists. As the war concluded with Great Britain defeated by the Americans and the French, the most active Loyalists were no longer welcome in the United States, and sought to move elsewhere in the British Empire. The large majority (about 80%–90%) of the Loyalists remained in the United States, however, and enjoyed full citizenship there. Jasanoff (2012) estimates that a total of 60,000 white settlers left the new United States. The majority of them—about 33,000—went to Nova Scotia (14,000 of these to what would become New Brunswick), 6,600 went to Quebec (which at the time included modern-day Ontario), and 2,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant changes brought about by the Union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the course of the 18th century, the office of Prime Minister developed. The notion that a government remains in power only as long as it retains the support of Parliament also evolved, leading to the first ever motion of no confidence, when Lord North's government failed to end the American Revolution. The modern notion that only the support of the House of Commons is necessary for a government to survive, however, was of later development. Similarly, the custom that the Prime Minister is always a Member of the Lower House, rather than the Upper one, did not evolve until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1858 In Canada
Events from the year 1858 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch — Victoria Federal government *Parliament — 6th Governors *Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head *Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman *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 — John Kent *Premier of New Brunswick — Samuel Leonard Tilley *Premier of Nova Scotia — James William Johnston *Premier of Prince Edward Island — Edward Palmer Events *The Frontenac County Court House opens. *The Canadian government imposes revenue tariffs on US manufactured goods to pay for railroad debts. *The Province of Canada releases its first decimal coinage into circulation, minted in England. *The Halifax-Truro line begins rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Morris (Canadian Businessman)
William Morris (October 31, 1786 – June 29, 1858) 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 Elizabethtown (Brockville). After the death of his father, he opened a general store with his brother, Alexander. He joined the militia during the War of 1812. In 1816, he opened a second store in the new settlement at Perth. In 1818, he was appointed justice of the peace in the area and, in 1820, he was elected to the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada representing Carleton. He represented Carleton and then Lanark until 1836, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. He also served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was involved in setting up the first canal connecting the Tay River to Lower Rideau Lake in 1834. Although conser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 In Canada
Events from the year 1871 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – Victoria Federal government * Governor General – John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar * Prime Minister – John A. Macdonald * Parliament – 1st Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Joseph Trutch (from July 5) * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Adams George Archibald *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Lemuel Allan Wilmot *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Charles Hastings Doyle *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – William Pearce Howland *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau Premiers *Premier of British Columbia – John Foster McCreight (from November 14) *Premier of Manitoba – Alfred Boyd (until December 14) then Marc-Amable Girard *Premier of New Brunswick – George Edwin King (until February 21) then George Luther Hathaway *Premier of Nova Scotia – William Annand *Premier of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau (October 7, 1786 – September 23, 1871), born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the ''seigneurie de la Petite-Nation''. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a politician in Quebec. Papineau was the eldest of eight children and was the grandfather of the journalist Henri Bourassa, founder of the newspaper ''Le Devoir''. Louis-Joseph Papineau is commemorated by a public artwork installed in the metro station, Papineau that serves the street named for his father Joseph Papineau. L'École Secondaire Louis-Joseph Papineau in Montreal was named after him. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Papineau was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada on January 21, 1815. The same year, he replaced Pierre-Stanislas Bédard as leader of the ''Parti Canadien''. Under his leadership, the party worked for the reform of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860 In Canada
Events from the year 1860 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch — Victoria Federal government *Parliament — 6th 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 — John Kent *Premier of New Brunswick — Samuel Leonard Tilley *Premier of Nova Scotia — James William Johnston *Premier of Prince Edward Island — Edward Palmer Events *February 20 – 205 killed when the SS ''Hungarian'' (Allan Line) is wrecked at Cape Sable, Nova Scotia *April 26 – The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada formed *May 8 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Chatham (later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thompson (Upper Canada)
William Thompson (June 17, 1786 – January 18, 1860) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in New Brunswick in 1786, the son of a United Empire Loyalist, and came to Grantham Township with his family in 1809. He served as captain in the local militia during the War of 1812 and fought at the Battle of Queenston Heights. He was taking prisoner by the Americans while on a scouting expedition. When he returned, his father had died and their property damaged; he settled in Toronto Township. He built a sawmill with his brother in 1817. During the Upper Canada Rebellion, he served as colonel in the York militia and became lieutenant colonel in 1846. In 1824, he was elected to the 9th Parliament of Upper Canada for York and Simcoe. He was a conservative member, with close ties to members of the so-called "Family Compact". After several attempts at reelection, he retired to local politics. In 1844, he became a member of the township council and was reeve in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
