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Samuel Crane (mayor)
Samuel Crane (1794 – November 13, 1858) was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. Biography Samuel Crane was born in Massachusetts in 1794 and had settled in Lower Canada by 1820. He became a partner in a forwarding business at Lachine, Quebec, Lachine, west of Montreal. The firm owned a share in the ''Ontario'', an American steamship operating on the Great Lakes. Crane moved to Prescott, Ontario, Prescott in Upper Canada some time later and partnered with John Macpherson of Kingston in the transporting of goods and passengers. The Crane-MacPherson partnership dominated the forwarding business in the area, in part because of their alliance with the Ottawa and Rideau Forwarding Company which controlled the forwarding trade on the lower Rideau Canal. In 1837 at the age of 43, Crane became a director of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District. In 1838, Crane stood for election to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in a by-election, but withdrew before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of The Province Of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario. It was created by The Union Act of 1840. Canada East and Canada West each elected 42 members to the assembly. The upper house of the legislature was called the Legislative Council. The first session of parliament began in Kingston in Canada West in 1841. The second parliament and the first sessions of the third parliament were held in Montreal. On April 25, 1849, rioters protesting the Rebellion Losses Bill burned the parliament buildings. The remaining sessions of the third parliament were held in Toronto. Subsequent parliaments were held in Quebec City and Toronto, except for the last session June-August 1866 of the eighth and final parliament, which was held in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |