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1817 In Canada
Events from the year 1817 in Canada. Incumbents *Monarch: George III Federal government *Parliament of Lower Canada: 9th (starting January 15) *Parliament of Upper Canada: 7th (starting February 4) Governors * Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes *Governor of New Brunswick: George Stracey Smyth *Governor of Nova Scotia: John Coape Sherbrooke * Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Goodwin Keats *Governor of Prince Edward Island: Charles Douglass Smith Events * February 4 – Francois Page petitions for monopoly of navigation of Lower Canadian Rivers, by an invention of which he produces a model. * February 18 – Mr. McCord reads a petition for the deepening of the St. Lawrence. * February 28 – One Goudie and others petition for a monopoly of navigation of Lake Champlain, in Canada, as like U.S. monopolists injure Canadian Commerce, by trading into Canada. Full date unknown * Famine in Newfoundland due to poor postwar economy. * Nova Scotia population estimated a ... [...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] |
Newfoundland And Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2021, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 521,758. The island of Newfoundland (and its smaller neighbouring islands) is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador borders the province of Quebec, and the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about 20 km west of the Burin Peninsula. According to the 2016 census, 97.0 per cent of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous province. A majority of the population is descended from English and Irish s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théophile Hamel
Théophile-Abraham Hamel (8 November 1817 – 23 December 1870) was a Canadian artist who painted mainly portraits and religious images in 19th-century Quebec. Life Hamel was born in 1817 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Sainte-Foy (then a suburb of Quebec City), the son of a successful farmer. Hamel's paternal ancestry can be traced to French immigrant Jean Hamel, who arrived in New France from Avremesnil (Normandy) in 1656. In 1834 Théophile was already taking art lessons from Antoine Plamondon. For a while he attended the Accademia di San Luca, in Rome. He was very much interested in the works of the Romantics. Career His early portraits show a mixture of European romanticism and Canadian simplicity. His style gradually changed to match the taste of his clients for simple, honest, even prim portraits. In 1838 he painted 'Three Indian Chiefs Leading a Delegation to Quebec. In 1843, Hamel travelled to Europe (London, Naples, Rome, Florence, Bologna, Venice, and then north to F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 In Canada
Events from the year 1893 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * List of Canadian monarchs, Monarch – Queen Victoria, Victoria Federal government * Governor General of Canada, Governor General – Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Frederick Stanley (until September 18) then John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, John Hamilton-Gordon * Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister – John Sparrow David Thompson, John Thompson * Chief Justice of Canada, Chief Justice – Samuel Henry Strong (Ontario) * Parliament of Canada, Parliament – 7th Canadian Parliament, 7th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Edgar Dewdney *Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – John Christian Schultz *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Samuel Leonard Tilley (until September 21) then John Boyd (Canadian politician), John Boyd (September 21 to December 4) then John James Fraser (from December 20) *Lieutenant Governor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Of Confederation
The Fathers of Confederation are the 36 people who attended at least one of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864 (23 attendees), the Quebec Conference of 1864 (33 attendees), and the London Conference of 1866 (16 attendees), preceding Canadian Confederation. Only eleven people attended all three conferences. Table of participation The following table lists the participants in the Charlottetown, Quebec, and London Conferences and their attendance at each stage. Group photographs Other possible claimants to title Four other individuals have been labelled as Fathers of Confederation. Hewitt Bernard, who was the recording secretary at the Charlottetown Conference, is considered by some to be a Father of Confederation. The leaders most responsible for bringing three specific provinces into Confederation after 1867 are also referred to as Fathers of Confederation. * The provisional government established by Louis Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which Manitoba entered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, (September 6, 1817 – September 19, 1893) was a politician and a father of the Canadian Confederation. Early life Galt was born in Chelsea, England on September 6, 1817. He was the son of John Galt, a Scottish novelist and colonizer, and Elizabeth ( née Tilloch) Galt. His mother was the only daughter of Alexander Tilloch, the journalist and inventor who founded ''Philosophical Magazine''. He was a first cousin of Sir Hugh Allan of Montreal, the owner of the Allan Shipping Line which was the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world in 1882. He was educated at Reading School. Career He was a member of the Great Coalition government in the Province of Canada that secured Confederation between 1864 and 1867. He became a leading figure in the creation of the Coalition when he was asked to become premier of the Province of Canada by then Governor-General Sir Edmund Walker Head. Doubting his ability to demand the loyalty of the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 In Canada
Events from the year 1896 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * List of Canadian monarchs, Monarch – Queen Victoria, Victoria Federal government * Governor General of Canada, Governor General – John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, John Hamilton-Gordon * Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister – Mackenzie Bowell (until April 27) then Charles Tupper (May 1 to July 8) then Wilfrid Laurier (from July 11) * Chief Justice of Canada, Chief Justice – Samuel Henry Strong (Ontario) * Parliament of Canada, Parliament – 7th Canadian Parliament, 7th (until 24 April) then 8th Canadian Parliament, 8th (from 19 August) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Edgar Dewdney *Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – James Colebrooke Patterson *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – John James Fraser (until November 24) then Jabez Bunting Snowball (from December 9) *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Malachy Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Alexander Macdonald
Donald Alexander Macdonald (February 17, 1817 – June 10, 1896) was a Canadian politician. Born in 1817 in St. Raphael's, Upper Canada, Donald Alexander Macdonald studied at St Raphael's College under the first Catholic Bishop of Ontario, Alexander Macdonell. He became a railway contractor and was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 to 1867. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Glengarry in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1875, and served as Postmaster General of Canada. In 1875 Macdonald was appointed the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and held that post until 1880. He died in Montreal in 1896. He was the brother of John Sandfield Macdonald, the first Premier of Ontario, and Alexander Francis Macdonald, the MP for Cornwall from 1874 to 1878. Family Hon. Donald Alexander Macdonald, P.C., and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1875–80, married Catherine Fraser, daughter of Colonel the Hon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 In Canada
Events from the year 1887 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – Victoria Federal government * Governor General – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice * Prime Minister – John A. Macdonald * Chief Justice – William Johnstone Ritchie (New Brunswick) * Parliament – 5th (until 15 January) then 6th (from 13 April) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Clement Francis Cornwall (until February 8) then Hugh Nelson * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – James Cox Aikins *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Samuel Leonard Tilley *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Matthew Henry Richey *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Beverley Robinson (until June 1) then Alexander Campbell *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Andrew Archibald Macdonald *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Louis-Rodrigue Masson (until October 4) then Auguste-Réal Angers Premiers *Premier of British Columbia – Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Palliser
John Palliser (29 January 1817 – 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer. Following his service in the Waterford Militia and hunting excursions to the North American prairies, he led the British North American Exploring Expedition which investigated the geography, climate and ecology of what would later become western Canada. Biography Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of Colonel Wray Palliser and a brother of Major Sir William Palliser (1830–1882), all descendants of Dr William Palliser, Archbishop of Cashel (1644–1726). From 1839 to 1863, Palliser served in the Waterford Militia, eventually with the rank of captain. He was also appointed High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1844–45. During a hunting expedition in British North America in 1847, Palliser wrote ''Solitary Rambles and Adventures of a Hunter in the Prairies'', first published in 1853. He travelled back to British North America as leader of the British North American Exploring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Francis Godschall Johnson
Sir Francis Godschall Johnson (January 1, 1817 – May 27, 1894) was a Canadian office holder. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba on April 9, 1872, but had his commission revoked before he was sworn in. In 1889, he was appointed the 4th Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec. Early life Born New Year's Day, 1817, at Oakley House in Bedfordshire. He was the son of Captain Godschall Johnson (1780–1859), formerly of the 10th Royal Hussars, and his wife Lucy (died 1823), daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp (1753–1828) 8th Bt., of Parham Park, West Sussex; 12th Baron Zouche. He was a nephew of Colonel Cecil Bisshopp. Francis Johnson was educated at Harrow and afterwards at Saint-Omer and Bruges. In his early life he had the reputation of an excellent athlete, and in later life he was remembered as a renowned wit. Johnson moved to Montreal, Lower Canada in the 1830s, where he studied law. From 1834 to 1836, he articled under Henry Pearce Driscoll Q.C., of Montr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
