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Leinster (Province Of Canada Electoral District)
Leinster was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of the Province of Canada, in Canada East, west of Montreal. It was created in 1841, and was based on the previous electoral districts of l'Assomption and La Chesnaye (or Lachenaie) in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. It was represented by one member in the Legislative Assembly. The electoral district was abolished in 1854, as part of the expansion and redistribution of electoral districts that came into force that year. Boundaries The '' Union Act, 1840'' merged the two provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, with a single Parliament. The separate parliaments of Lower Canada and Upper Canada were abolished. 3 & 4 Vict., c. 35, s. 2. The ''Union Act'' provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 consisted of the former province of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East (now Quebec), and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West (now Ontario). It was created by the Act of Union 1840. Canada East and Canada West each elected 42 members to the assembly for the first four parliaments. In 1853, following the 1851 Canadian census, the number of seats in the assembly was increased by the 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada from 84 to 130, 65 for each section, even though Canada West had a slightly larger population. The ''Parliamentary Representation Act'' of June 1853 was to take effect with the election for the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada. The upper house of the legislature was called the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, Legislative Council. The two houses, the lower house and the upper house, constituted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawdon, Quebec
Rawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region. Rawdon is part of the Joliette (federal electoral district), Joliette federal electoral district. The town of Rawdon is a mostly French-speaking tourist resort and is home to one English public school and four French public schools as well as a medium-size ski resort. Geography Rawdon is located at the beginning of the Canadian Shield mountains. Its lakes and mountains make it a destination for summer tourism with its many camps and cottages. Rawdon is home to the Dorwin and Manchester falls, which lie less than a kilometre from downtown and offer a public beach on the artificial Rawdon Lake. In summer, temperatures can soar as high as while temperatures as cold as can be felt in winter. History The township was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parti Bleu
The Parti bleu (, "Blue Party") was a political group that contested elections in the Canada East, Eastern section of the Province of Canada. The Blue Party was ideologically located on the Right-wing politics, political right; it was also defined by its support for the Catholic Church, and later for supporting confederation. The party was formed in 1854 by conservative members of the former Reform movement (pre-Confederation Canada), Reform movement, following in the tradition of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Francis Hincks. The first leader of the Blue Party, George-Étienne Cartier, was the List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, Premier of Canada East. The Parti bleu held majorities in Canada East uninterrupted from 1854 to 1867; the party often formed coalition governments with the English-speaking Conservatives from Canada East, and the Liberal-Conservative Party from Canada West. Their main electoral challenge came from the Parti rouge, a secularist left-wing pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Dumas
Norbert Dumas (October 22, 1812 – April 19, 1869) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851. He was born in Terrebonne, the son of Antoine Dumas and Marie-Rose Roy, was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1834 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1844, he married Magdeleine-Émilie-Alphonsine, the daughter of Joseph Roy. Dumas did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1851. In 1854, he was named Queen's Counsel A King's Counsel (Post-nominal letters, post-nominal initials KC) is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch (or their Viceroy, viceregal representative) of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarc .... He died in Montreal at the age of 56. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Norbert 1812 births 1869 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East People from Terreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Parliament Of The Province Of Canada
The 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada was summoned in 1848, following the general election for the Legislative Assembly in January 1848. The first session was held at Montreal, Canada East. In 1849, rioters protesting the Rebellion Losses Bill burned the parliament buildings. After briefly sitting at Bonsecours Market and Freemason’s Hall, the remaining sessions were held in Toronto. The Parliament was dissolved on November 6, 1851. During the 1849 session of this parliament, a number of important bills were passed: * the ''Act to provide for the Indemnification of Parties in Lower Canada whose Property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years 1837 and 1838(Rebellion Losses Bill) * the Baldwin Act (1849), Baldwin Act, also known as the Municipal Corporations Act, which replaced the local government system based on district councils in Canada West by government at the county level. It also granted more autonomy to townships, villages, towns and cities. * the Amnest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Parliament Of The Province Of Canada
The 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada was summoned in 1844, following the general elections for the Legislative Assembly in October 1844. It first met on November 28, 1844. It was dissolved in December 1847. All sessions were held at Montreal, Canada East Canada East () was the northeastern portion of the Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new colony, known as the Province of .... The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly was Allan Napier MacNab. Canada East Notes: Canada West References *''Upper Canadian politics in the 1850s'', Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967) * External links Ontario's parliament buildings; or, A century of legislation, 1792–1892 : a historical sketch Assemblée nationale du Québec (French) {{DEFAULTSORT:2nd Parliament Of The Province Of Canada 1844 in Canada 02 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob De Witt
Jacob de Witt, '' heer van Manezee, Melissant and Comstryen'' (7 February 1589 – 10 January 1674) was a burgomaster of Dordrecht and the son of a timber merchant. De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was in opposition to the House of Orange. He was also a younger brother of Andries de Witt and the father of Johan and Cornelis de Witt. Career Jacob was born in Dordrecht and was a member of the patrician De Witt family. He studied law at Leiden University and obtained a law degree there. In 1618, he became treasurer of the Synod of Dort, where he held several positions in public service, serving as burgomaster six times. He also served as emissary to Sweden along with Andries Bicker; Jacob de Witt left after the Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645). He was a member of the States of Holland and an opponent of William II, Prince of Orange, stadtholder of Holland and four other provinces. Together with the republican-minded brothers Cornelis and And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French-Canadian Group
French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French colonists first arriving in France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the province of Quebec. During the 17th century, French settlers originating mainly from the west and north of France settled Canada. It is from them that the French Canadian ethnicity was born. During the 17th to 18th centuries, French Canadians expanded across North America and colonized various regions, cities, and towns. As a result, people of French Canadian descent can be found across North America. Between 1840 and 1930, many French Canadians emigrated to New England, an event known as the Grande Hémorragie. Etymology French Canadians get their name from the French colony of Canada, the most developed and densely populated region of New France during the period of French colonization in the 17th and 18th centuries. The original use of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Moïse Raymond
Jean-Moïse Raymond (January 5, 1787 – February 8, 1843) was a businessman, militia officer and political figure in Lower Canada, and briefly in Canada East (now Quebec), in the Province of Canada. He was active in a family business inherited from his father, and also served in the Lower Canada militia during the War of 1812, at the Battle of the Châteauguay. As a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, he was critical of British government of the province, voting in favour of the Ninety-Two Resolutions, which set out a detailed list of problems with the government. He opposed the union of Lower Canada with Upper Canada. Following the union of those two provinces into the Province of Canada, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly of the new province, but resigned his seat after only one year to take a government appointment. He died in 1843. Family and early life Raymond was born in La Tortue (later Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Parliament Of The Province Of Canada
The First Parliament of the Province of Canada was summoned in 1841, following the union of Upper Canada and Lower Canada as the Province of Canada on February 10, 1841. The Parliament continued until dissolution in late 1844. The Parliament of the Province had two chambers: the elected lower house, the Legislative Assembly, and the appointed upper house, the Legislative Council. The first general election for the Legislative Assembly was held in April, 1841. Canada East (formerly Lower Canada) and Canada West (formerly Upper Canada)) each had forty-two seats in the Legislative Assembly. The members of the Legislative Council, twenty-four in number, were appointed by the British Governor General, Lord Sydenham. All sessions were held at Kingston, Canada West, with the first session of the Parliament called in June 1841. The Parliament had three annual sessions, but then was prorogued for close to a year due to a political crisis in the relations between the Legislative As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; ). The lieutenant governor of Quebec (representing the King of Canada) and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Québec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster system, Westminster-style parliamentary systems. The assembly has 125 members elected via first past the post from single-member districts. The National Assembly was formerly the lower house of Quebec's legislature and was then called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In 1968, the upper house, the Legislative Council of Quebec, Legislative Council, was abolished and the remaining house was renamed. The office of President of the National Assembly of Quebec, President of the National Assembly is equivalent to speaker in other legislatures. As of the 2022 Quebec general electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
L'Assomption () is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is L'Assomption, Quebec, L'Assomption. L'Assomption is located directly north of the city of Montreal. It is named for the L'Assomption River, which flows through the region from the north before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River in the south of the region at Repentigny, Quebec, Repentigny. Subdivisions There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Charlemagne, Quebec, Charlemagne * L'Assomption, Quebec, L'Assomption * L'Épiphanie, Quebec (city), L'Épiphanie * Repentigny, Quebec, Repentigny ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, Saint-Sulpice Demographics Population Language Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** ** * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** * External Routes ** None ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
