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1912 In Canada
Events from the year 1912 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * List of Canadian monarchs, Monarch – George V Federal government * Governor General of Canada, Governor General – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn * Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister – Robert Borden * Chief Justice of Canada, Chief Justice – Charles Fitzpatrick (Quebec) * Parliament of Canada, Parliament – 12th Canadian Parliament, 12th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – George H. V. Bulyea, George Hedley Vicars Bulyea *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Thomas Wilson Paterson *Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Douglas Colin Cameron *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Lemuel John Tweedie (until March 6) then Josiah Wood *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – James Drummond McGregor *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Morison Gibson *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Benjamin Rogers (Lieutenant Gov ... [...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] |
