The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the

Province of Canada The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ...

responsible for the operation of the mail service. From 1784 to 1850, Deputy Postmasters General were appointed in the Canadian colonies, subordinate to the Postmaster General in Britain. On July 28, 1849, the

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passed ''An Act for Enabling Colonial Legislatures to Establish Inland Posts''. Legislation was passed in the Province of Canada in 1850 to regulate the operation of the postal service. The official transfer was completed in 1851. After

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in 1867, this function was transferred to the new federal government. In the Province of Canada, the Postmaster General also automatically became a member of the Board of Railway Commissioners.

Deputy Postmaster for British North America (Canada)

Before 1851, the role of Deputy Postmaster General was the highest rank, whom reported back to the Postmaster General of the

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Deputy Postmaster General of the Province of Quebec

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1763-1774 ** co-Postmaster General for British North America with John Foxcroft 1774-1783

Deputy Postmaster General of the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

** 1783-1799 - as Postmaster General for Upper and Lower Canada ** 1788-1799 Postmaster General for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick *

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1799-1816 * Daniel Sutherland (postmaster general)Daniel Sutherland 1816-1827 * Thomas Allen Stayner 1828-1851 * William Henry Griffin 1851

Deputy Postmaster General of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

* John Howe 1843-1867 - for New Brunswick

Postmaster General of the Province of Canada

This post covered only

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and

Canada East Canada East (french: links=no, Canada-Est) was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The ne ...

, as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia had their own postal system. # James Morris, April 1851 – August 1853 # Malcolm Cameron, August 1853 – July 1854 # Robert Spence, October 1854 – 1857 # Sidney Smith, February 1858 – August 1858 # Michael Hamilton Foley, August 1858 # Sir John A. Macdonald, August 1858 #: Sidney Smith (second time), September 1858 – May 1862 #: Michael Hamilton Foley (second time), May 1862 – May 1863 #

Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of ...

, May 1863 – March 1864 #: Michael Hamilton Foley (third time), March 1864 – May 1864 # Oliver Mowat (second time), June 1864 – November 1864 #

William Pearce Howland Sir William Pearce Howland, (29 May 1811 – 1 January 1907) served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, from 1868 to 1873. He was one of the Fathers of Confederation. Biography Born in 1811 in Pawling, New York, William Howland wa ...

, November 1864 – August 1866 #

Hector-Louis Langevin Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Early life and education Langevin was born in Quebec City in 1826. He studied law and was called to th ...

, November 1866 – 1867

References

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External links

A Chronology of Canadian Postal History
List of Postmasters General for the Province of Canada Postmasters General for the Province of Canada