The Gore District was a historic
district
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in
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada () was a Province, part of The Canadas, British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Queb ...
which existed until 1849. It was formed in 1816 from parts of
York County in the
Home District
The Home District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and detached in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. It was abolished with the adoption of the county ...
and parts of the
Niagara District
The Niagara District was a historic district in Upper Canada. Created in 1798 from the Home District, it existed until 1849.
Historic evolution
The District was formed by an Act of the Parliament of Upper Canada in 1798, and was described as con ...
. The district town was
Hamilton
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.
Two new counties were created:
*
Wentworth
*
Halton
In 1838, parts of Halton County and parts of Home and Huron Districts were separated to form a new
Wellington District.
In 1849, the district was replaced by the United Counties of Wentworth and Halton, which were separated again in 1854.
References
*Armstrong, Frederick H. ''Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology''. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.
Districts of Upper Canada
1816 establishments in Upper Canada
1849 disestablishments in Canada
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