1824 in Canada
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Events from the year 1824 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Parliament of Lower Canada: 11th (until July 6)
- Parliament of Upper Canada: 8th (until January 19)
Governors
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The first Welland Canal is begun, partly in response to American initiatives in the Erie Canal.
- Russians begin exploration of mainland that leads to discovery of Nushagak, Kuskokwim, Yukon, and Koyukuk Rivers.
- William Lyon Mackenzie establishes the Colonial Advocate.
- First Lachine Canal near Montreal is completed.
Births
[edit]- January 4 – Peter Mitchell, politician, Minister and a Father of Confederation (died 1899)
- March 14 – John Robson, journalist, politician and Premier of British Columbia (died 1892)
- August 4 – Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, poet and novelist (died 1882)
- November 18 – John Bolton, businessman and politician (died 1872)[2]
Full date unknown
[edit]- Philip Francis Little, 1st Premier of Newfoundland of the colonial (died 1897)
- Edward Whelan, journalist and politician (died 1867)
Deaths
[edit]- January 17 – William Osgoode, judge (born 1754)
- February 9 – Ward Chipman, lawyer, public servant, politician (born 1754)
- April 4 – Alexander Henry the elder, fur trader, merchant, militia officer, jp, and author (born 1739)
- August 3 – Joseph Barss, privateer (born 1776)
References
[edit]- ^ "King George IV". Official website of the British monarchy. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-12.