1841 in Canada
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Events from the year1841 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Parliament:1st(starting June 15)
Governors
[edit]- Governor General of the Province of Canada:Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham(until 16 September); vacant then
- Governor of New Brunswick:William MacBean George Colebrooke
- Governor of Nova Scotia:Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
- Civil Governor of Newfoundland:John Harvey
- Governor of Prince Edward Island:Henry Vere Huntley
- Governor of Canada West:John ClitherowthenRichard Downes Jackson
- Governor of Upper Canada:Charles Poulett Thomson
Premiers
[edit]- Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada—
- William Henry Draper,Canada West Premier
- Samuel Harrison,Canada East Premier
Events
[edit]- February 10 – TheUnion of Upper and Lower Canadaestablishes theProvince of Canada.[2]
- June 15 – The1st Parliament of the Province of Canadameets atKingston.
- October 2 – TheCanada Gazettepublishes its first issue.[2]
- December 20 – TheKingston Common Councilestablishes apolice force.
- The Dawn Settlement, in what is nowDresden, Ontario,is established to provide self-help for Blacks in agricultural communities.[citation needed]
Births
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- January 15 –Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby,Governor General of Canada(died1908)
- March 9 –Robert Atkinson Davis,businessman, politician and 4thPremier of Manitoba(died1903)
- April 15 –Joseph E. Seagram,distillery founder, politician, philanthropist and racehorse owner (died1919)
- April 21 –Jennie Kidd Trout,physician, first woman in Canada legally to become a medical doctor and only woman in Canada licensed to practice medicine until 1880 (died1921)
- May 8 –John Norquay,politician and 5thPremier of Manitoba(died1889)
- August 3 –Juliana Horatio Ewing,poet and writer of children's novels set in Canada.(died1885)
- August 10
- James David Edgar,politician (died1899)
- Oronhyatekha,Mohawkphysician, CEO of an international benefit society, native statesman, scholar, rights campaigner and international shooter (died1907)
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- September 13 –George Airey Kirkpatrick,politician (died1899)
- September 18 –George William Ross,educator, politician and 5thPremier of Ontario(died1914)
- November 20 –Wilfrid Laurier,politician and 7thPrime Minister of Canada(died1919)
- December 23 –John Brown,politician, miller, mining consultant and prospector (died1905)
Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^"Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia".www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.Retrieved5 December2022.
- ^ab"Canada Gazette – 160 Years of the Canada Gazette – page 10".Canada Gazette. 2011-09-19. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-25.Retrieved2012-03-22.