Events from the year 1886 in Canada.

Incumbents

Crown

Federal government

* Governor General – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice * Prime Minister – John A. Macdonald * Chief Justice – William Johnstone Ritchie ( New Brunswick) * Parliament –

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Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

* Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Clement Francis Cornwall * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – James Cox Aikins * Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Samuel Leonard Tilley *

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– Matthew Henry Richey * Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Beverley Robinson *

Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the viceregal representative in Prince Edward Island of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the ...

– Andrew Archibald Macdonald *

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec The lieutenant governor of Quebec (; French (masculine): ''Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec'', or (feminine): ''Lieutenante-gouverneure du Québec'') is the viceregal representative in Quebec of the , who operates distinctly within the province ...

– Louis-Rodrigue Masson

Premiers

* Premier of British Columbia – William Smithe * Premier of Manitoba – John Norquay * Premier of New Brunswick – Andrew George Blair *

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–

William Stevens Fielding William Stevens Fielding, (November 24, 1848 – June 23, 1929) was a Canadian Liberal politician, the seventh premier of Nova Scotia (1884–96), and the federal Minister of Finance from 1896 to 1911 and again from 1921 to 1925. Early life ...

Premier of Ontario The premier of Ontario (french: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly of On ...

– Oliver Mowat * Premier of Prince Edward Island – William Wilfred Sullivan * Premier of Quebec –

John Jones Ross John Jones Ross (August 16, 1831 – May 4, 1901) was a Canadian politician. Ross served as the seventh premier of Quebec and later as a member of the Senate of Canada. Personal life Ross was born in Quebec City, Canada. He was the son of a Scot ...

Territorial governments

Lieutenant governors

* Lieutenant Governor of Keewatin – James Cox Aikins * Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories – Edgar Dewdney

Events

*March 25 – Workman's Compensation Act passed in Ontario *April 6 – Vancouver incorporated as a city *April 26 –

1886 New Brunswick general election The 1886 New Brunswick general election was held on 26 April 1886, to elect 41 members to the 26th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The election was held before the adoption of part ...

*June 7 – Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau becomes the first Canadian

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*June 8 to 15 –

1886 Nova Scotia general election The 1886 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the 29th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party Retiring incumbents ...

's Liberals win a third consecutive majority. *June 13 – Great Vancouver Fire *June 30 –

1886 Prince Edward Island general election The 1886 Prince Edward Island election was held on 30 June 1886 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was won by the Conservative party The Conservative Party is a name used by many politic ...

: William Wilfred Sullivan Conservatives win a fifth consecutive majority. *July 20 –

1886 British Columbia general election The 1886 British Columbia general election was held in 1886. The number of members was increased for this election from 25 to 27, and the number of ridings increased to 13. Each voter was allowed to cast as many votes as there were seats to fill i ...

*October 14 –

1886 Quebec general election The 1886 Quebec general election on October 14, 1886, to elect members of the 6th Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The '' Parti National'', a broad coalition formed and led by Honoré Mercier, that included the '' Part ...

: Honoré Mercier's Liberals win a majority *December 9 –

1886 Manitoba general election The 1886 Manitoba general election and was held on December 9, 1886. 1886 1886 elections in Canada 1886 in Manitoba December 1886 events {{Manitoba-stub ...

*December 14 – Yoho National Park established *December 28 –

1886 Ontario general election The 1886 Ontario general election was the sixth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 28, 1886, to elect the 90 Members of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The election results were char ...

: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority.

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* Mohawk men of the

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in Quebec are trained to help build a bridge across the St. Lawrence River, beginning a tradition of high steel construction work among the Iroquois. *Construction begins on the Banff Springs Hotel

Births

*January 15 – C. D. Howe, politician and Minister (d.

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) *January 21 – George Kingston, meteorologist (b.

1816 This year was known as the ''Year Without a Summer'', because of low temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly the result of the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, causing severe global cooling, catastrophic in s ...

) *May 13 – William John Patterson, politician and 6th Premier of Saskatchewan (d.

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

) *August 4 –

Pierre-François Casgrain Pierre-François Casgrain, (August 4, 1886 – August 2, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1936 to 1940. Born in Montreal, Quebec, his father was a physician. Following the dea ...

, politician and

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(d.

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

) *August 30 – Ray Lawson, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (d.

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

) *October 16 – Joseph-Arthur Bradette, politician (d.

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

)

Deaths

*March 30 –

Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served in the federal Cabinet and also as the sixth premier of Quebec. Biography He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, ...

, politician and 6th Premier of Quebec (b.

1837 Events January–March * January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes 6,000–7,000 casualties in Ottoman Syria. * January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States. * February – Charles Dickens's ...

) *March 31 –

Amos Wright Amos Wright (November 24, 1809 – March 31, 1886) was a Canadian farmer and politician. Background in Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario Born in Leeds County, he moved with his family to Richmond Hill, where he seemingly abandoned his ...

, farmer and politician (b.

1809 Events January–March * January 5 – The Treaty of the Dardanelles, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Ottoman Empire, is concluded. * January 10 – Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean ...

) *June 25 **

Auguste Achintre Auguste Achintre (19 March 1834 – 25 June 1886), baptized Joseph-Frédéric-Auguste, was a Canadian journalist and essayist.John Little. Patrician Liberal: The Public and Private Life of Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, 1829-1908'. Universi ...

, journalist and essayist (b.

1834 Events January–March * January – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is chartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. * January 1 – Zollverein (Germany): Customs charges are abolished at borders within its member states. * January 3 � ...

) **

Jean-Louis Beaudry Jean-Louis Beaudry (March 27, 1809 – June 25, 1886) was a Canadian entrepreneur and politician. Beaudry served as mayor of Montreal three times, from 1862 to 1866, from 1877 to 1879, and from 1881 to 1885 for a total time served as mayor of ...

, entrepreneur, politician and 11th Mayor of Montreal (b.

) *July 4 – Pitikwahanapiwiyin, Cree chief (b. c

1842 Events January–March * January ** Michael Alexander takes office, as the first appointee to the Anglican-German Bishopric in Jerusalem. ** American medical student William E. Clarke of Berkshire Medical College becomes the first pe ...

) *November 23 – William Jack, astronomer (b.

1817 Events January–March * January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. * January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the ...

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Historical documents

Edward Blake speaks on Louis Riel's execution and Northwest maladministration Wilfrid Laurier's House of Commons speech condemns Louis Riel's execution Crown issues amnesty for all those not convicted of crimes in 1885 conflict Ojibwe,

Cree The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=Latn, , etc.; french: link=no, Cri) are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada ...

and Inuit medical practice and materials (Note: "primitive" and other stereotypes) Painting: Agent dispenses flour

rations Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is one's allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular ...

to Siksika people Account of destruction of Vancouver by fire "Decent Canadian" robs Qu'Appelle stage coach New York City businessman wants Chief Poundmaker for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show"From Erastus Wiman, Esq., to Sir John Macdonald"
''Correspondence of Sir John Macdonald'' ..(1921), pg. 374. Accessed 9 October 2019

References

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