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1894 In Canada
Events from the year 1894 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – Victoria Federal government * Governor General – The Earl of Aberdeen * Prime Minister – John Thompson (until December 12) then Mackenzie Bowell (from December 21) * Parliament – 7th * Chief Justice – Samuel Henry Strong (Ontario) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Edgar Dewdney * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – John Christian Schultz *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – John James Fraser *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Malachy Bowes Daly *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – George Airey Kirkpatrick *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Jedediah Slason Carvell (until February 14) then George William Howlan (from February 21) *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Premiers *Premier of British Columbia – Theodore Davie *Premier of Manitoba – Thomas Greenway *Premier of New ... [...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] |
