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13th Parliament Of Upper Canada
The 13th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 November 1836. Elections in Upper Canada had been held 20 June 1836. All sessions were held at Toronto. The House of Assembly had five sessions 8 November 1836 to 10 February 1840.Archives of Ontariobr> Both the House and Parliament sat at the third First Ontario Parliament Buildings, Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. In the election campaign of June 1836, the Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election resulting in a conservative majority in the legislative assembly and triggering dissent in the province. This was the last parliament for Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 10 February 1840. The Act of Union 1840 abolished the legislative assemblies for Upper and Lower Canada and created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opening Of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial event which formally marks the beginning of each Legislative session, session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. At its core is His or Her Majesty's "Speech from the throne, gracious speech from the throne" (also known as the King's or Queen's Speech), which is read by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch but written by HM Government. In the speech the monarch gives notice of forthcoming state visits, before setting out the government's legislative programme for the new parliamentary session. No business of either House of Parliament (the House of Lords or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons) can proceed until the Sovereign’s speech has been delivered. The State Opening takes place in the House of Lords chamber within the Palace of Westminster on the first day of the new parliamentary session. This traditionally tends to fall in November, but can occur at any time of year (depending on the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockville
Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically Independent city, independent of the county. It is included with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only. Known as the "City of the 1000 Islands", Brockville is situated on the land which was previously inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians and later by the Oswegatchie people. Brockville is one of Ontario's oldest communities established by United Empire Loyalist, Loyalist settlers and is named after the British general Sir Isaac Brock. Tourist attractions in Brockville include the Brockville Tunnel, Fulford Place, and the Aquatarium (Ontario), Aquatarium. History Human inhabitation of the upper St. Lawrence River dates at least to the late Middle Woodland period by the Point Peninsula complex, Point Peninsula people. Iron oxide rock art, pictographs on rock faces have been documented on the Fulford Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex County, Ontario
Essex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising seven municipalities: Amherstburg, Kingsville, Ontario, Kingsville, Lakeshore, Ontario, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Ontario, LaSalle, Leamington, Ontario, Leamington, Tecumseh, Ontario, Tecumseh and the administrative seat, Essex, Ontario, Essex. Administrative divisions Essex County is composed of seven municipalities (in order of population): * Municipality of Lakeshore, Ontario, Lakeshore * Town of LaSalle, Ontario, LaSalle * Municipality of Leamington, Ontario, Leamington * Town of Tecumseh, Ontario, Tecumseh * Town of Amherstburg * Town of Kingsville, Ontario, Kingsville * Town of Essex, Ontario, Essex The City of Windsor, Ontario, Windsor and the Township of Pelee, Ontario, Pelee are within the Essex census division but are not part of Essex County. The census division had a population of 422,860 as of 2021. Geography Essex County is largely composed of clay-based soils, with sandy soils along the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Elliott (Canadian Politician)
George Elliott may refer to: Politicians * George Elliott (Canadian politician) (before 1800–1844), Irish-born member of Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada *George Elliott (British politician) (1847–1925), MP for Islington West, 1918–1922 * George Adam Elliott (1875–1944), Canadian member of House of Commons and Legislative Assembly of Ontario Sportsmen * George Elliott (cricketer) (1850–1913), English right-handed batsman * George Elliott (Australian rules footballer) (1885–1917), with Melbourne University Football Club * George Elliott (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1948), Middlesbrough FC centre forward / inside right * George Elliott (American football) (born 1932), quarterback, halfback and coach Writers * George P. Elliott (1918–1980), American poet, novelist and essayist * George Elliott (Canadian writer) (1923–1996), reporter, editor and short story author * George A. Elliott (born 1945), Canadian mathematician specializing in operator algebras Others * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Strange Boulton
George Strange Boulton (September 11, 1797 – February 13, 1869) was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. Life and career He was born near Albany, New York, in 1797, the son of D’Arcy Boulton, and came to Upper Canada with his family around 1800. He studied at John Strachan's school in Cornwall. He served during the War of 1812. In 1818, he was called to the bar and began work as a lawyer in Port Hope. In 1824, he was appointed registrar for Northumberland County and he moved to Cobourg, the county seat. At the start of the 1837 rebellion, he became a member of the militia. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Durham in 1824; his election was declared invalid in 1825. In 1830, he was elected in Durham and represented it in the legislative assembly until 1841. He was a loyal Conservative and supported the expulsion of William Lyon Mackenzie from the assembly. In 1847, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham County, Ontario
Durham County (area ) is an historic county in Ontario, Canada. It was named for the English County Durham and city of Durham. It was created in 1792 but was later merged Northumberland County to form the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham. In 1974, the two counties were split and reorganized, with the former portions of Durham County reorganized into the Regional Municipality of Durham. History Durham County was created in 1792 by a proclamation of Lieutenant Governor Simcoe. The original boundaries were as follows: In 1798, the Parliament of Upper Canada passed a statute defining the boundaries of the counties. Durham was then defined to include: In 1834, the townships of Verulam, Fenelon and Eldon were added to Durham County. Mergers and dissolution Durham was united administratively with Northumberland County as the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham from 1850 until Durham County was dissolved on January 1, 1974. Effective January 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (Ontario Politician)
John Cook may refer to: Entertainment * John Cook (filmmaker) (1935–2001), Austrian filmmaker * John Cook (musician) (1918–1984), English organist * John Kingsley Cook (1911–1994), English artist Military * John Pope Cook (1825–1910), American Civil War general * John Cook (VC) (1843–1879), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Cook (Medal of Honor, 1847) (1847–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * John H. Cook (1840–1916), English soldier who fought in the American Civil War Politics Canada * John Cook (Upper Canada politician) (1791–1877) * John Henry Cook (1902–1980), provincial politician in Ontario, Canada Honduras * John Arnold Cook, on List of members of the National Congress of Honduras, 2006–10 U.K. * John Coke (fl. 1390) or John Cook, in 1390, Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro * John Cook (fl. 1393), in 1393, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * John Cook (fl.1542), MP for Orford *John Cook (regicide) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Shaver
Peter Shaver (September 27, 1776 – June 21, 1866) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Montgomery County, New York in 1776, the son of a German immigrant (the family name was originally spelled Schaeffer). His father was a loyalist who served with the British forces during the American Revolution and settled in Matilda Township in Dundas County, Upper Canada after the war. Peter served as a Private with the Dundas County Militia during the War of 1812 and then raised and commanded the Dundas Cavalry Troop from 1822-1840, including during the Upper Canada Rebellion. He later reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel and commanded the 3rd Battalion, Dundas Militia from 1846-1850s. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1820 for Dundas and was reelected in 1828 and served until 1841. He was appointed justice of the peace in the Eastern District in 1825. Shaver farmed and was also involved in the timber trade. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundas County, Ontario
Dundas County is a former county in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was named after Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, who was the British Home Secretary (1791–1794), with responsibility for the colonies. Dundas was first settled by individuals of European background in 1784, when German Loyalists who had fought with Sir John Johnson in the American Revolutionary War re-settled in Canada. The settlers were descendants of the Palatine immigrants to America in 1710. Boundaries In 1792, Dundas County was formally established by a proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, which established several counties in Upper Canada including Dundas. The boundaries of Dundas county were defined as follows: That the third of the said counties be hereafter called by the name of the county of Dundas; which county is to be bounded on the east by the westernmost boundary line of the county of Stormont, on the south by the river St. Lawrence, and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stephen Benjamin Jarvis
George Stephen Benjamin Jarvis (April 21, 1797 – April 15, 1878) was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1797 and moved to York (Toronto) with his family in 1809. He joined the 49th Regiment of the British Army as a volunteer and served during the War of 1812. He served in the 104th Regiment until 1817. He then studied law with Jonas Jones in Brockville, Ontario, Brockville and was called to the bar in 1823. In 1825, he was appointed judge in the Ottawa District, Upper Canada, Ottawa District court. In 1836, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Cornwall, Ontario, Cornwall. In 1837, he was appointed judge in the Johnstown District, Upper Canada, Johnstown District. During the Rebellions of 1837, he raised and commanded a cavalry unit in the Stormont County, Ontario, Stormont County militia, the Cornwall Lancers. In 1842, he was appointed judge in the Eastern District, Upper Canada, Eastern District a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Central Canada, Ontario and Quebec and the U.S. state of New York (state), New York converge. It is Ontario's easternmost city. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Cornwall is administered independently from the county. Cornwall is named after the English Duchy of Cornwall; the city's coat of arms is based on that of the duchy with its colours reversed and the addition of a "royal tressure," a Scottish symbol of royalty. It is the urban area, urban centre for the surrounding communities of Long Sault and Ingleside to the west; the Mohawk people, Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne to the south; St. Andrews West and Avonmore to the north; and Glen Walter, Martintown, Apple Hill, Williamstown, and Lancaster to the east. The city straddles the St. Lawrence River and is home to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, which oversees navigation and shipping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Malloch
Edward Malloch (1801–1867) was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. Born in Scotland, Edward Malloch settled in Richmond about the time of the building of the Rideau Canal, shortly after the area was settled by members of the 100th Regiment of Foot. There he married Margaret Lindsey Hill of Amherstburg and daughter of Maria Hill. Edward and Margaret opened a general store which supplied the workers during the building of the Rideau Canal, where Malloch was a "merchant, politician and local land shark" buying at least in the Richmond area plus in Loyalist rights. They later moved to Bytown (now Ottawa) where he served with the Carleton militia, becoming captain in 1837. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the Parliament of the Province of Canada. The Province of Canada cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
