1873 in Canada
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Events from the year1873 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Crown
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Governor General–Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood
- Prime Minister–John A. Macdonald(until November 5) thenAlexander Mackenzie(from November 7)
- Parliament–2nd(from 5 March)
Provincial governments
[edit]Lieutenant governors
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia–Joseph Trutch
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba–Alexander Morris
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick–Lemuel Allan Wilmot(until November 15) thenSamuel Leonard Tilley
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia–Charles Hastings Doyle(until May 1) thenJoseph Howe(May 1 to July 4) thenAdams George Archibald
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario–William Pearce Howland(until November 11) thenJohn Willoughby Crawford
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island–William Cleaver Francis Robinson
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec–Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau(until February 11) thenRené-Édouard Caron
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of British Columbia–Amor De Cosmos
- Premier of Manitoba–Henry Joseph Clarke
- Premier of New Brunswick–George Edwin King
- Premier of Nova Scotia–William Annand
- Premier of Ontario–Oliver Mowat
- Premier of Prince Edward Island–James Colledge Pope(until September 1) thenLemuel Cambridge Owen
- Premier of Quebec–Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau(until February 26) thenGédéon Ouimet
Territorial governments
[edit]Lieutenant governors
[edit]Events
[edit]January to June 1873
[edit]- February 26 –Gédéon OuimetbecomesPremier of Quebec,replacingPierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau.
- April 1
- 1873 Prince Edward Island general election.
- James PopebecomesPremier of Prince Edward Islandfor the second time, replacingRobert Haythorne.
- TheSSAtlanticis wrecked offPeggys Cove.
- April 2 – ThePacific Scandalbreaks out.
- May 13 – Sixty are killed in acoalmineexplosion inNova Scotia.
- May 23 –North-West Mounted Policeare founded topolicetheNorthwest Territories,which then included the region today ofAlbertaandSaskatchewan.
- June 1 – TheCypress Hills Massacreoccurs.
July to December
[edit]- July 1 –Prince Edward Islandjoins theCanadian Confederation.
- August 25 – AcyclonehitsCape Breton Island,killing 500 and causing much damage.
- September 1 –L. C. OwenbecomesPremier of Prince Edward Island,replacing James Pope.
- September 23 – TheCanadian Labour Unionis founded.
- November –1873 Newfoundland general election.
- November 5 –Pacific Scandal:theHouse of Commons of Canadapasses avote of no confidencein SirJohn A. Macdonald's government.
- November 7 – Pacific Scandal: Sir John A. resigns asPrime Minister of Canada,andAlexander Mackenzieis appointed in his place.
- November 8 –Winnipegincorporated as a city.
Sport
[edit]- October 4 – The Argonauts Football Club (Toronto Argonauts) are established
Smallpox
[edit]In the opening speech to the 1872-1873Epidemiological Societyconference, Inspector-General Robert Lawson drew attention to the recent prevalence ofhaemorrhagicforms ofsmallpoxin both the United States and Canada, among other countries. During thesmallpox pandemic of 1870-1874,the disease had been carried to America by emigrants, where it had already infected thousands, and killed hundreds in eastern cities such as Boston and New York.[2]
Births
[edit]January to June
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- January 10 –George Orton,middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medallist, first Canadian to win an Olympic medal (d.1958)
- January 19 –Thomas Dufferin Pattullo,politician and 22ndPremier of British Columbia(d.1956)
- February 4 –Étienne Desmarteau,athlete and Olympic gold medallist (d.1905)
- April 9 –Walter Edward Foster,businessman, politician and 16thPremier of New Brunswick(d.1947)
- April 10 –George Black,politician (d.1965)
- May 12 –J. E. H. MacDonald,artist of theGroup of Seven(d.1932)
- May 17 –Albert Edward Matthews,16th Lieutenant Governor ofOntario(d.1949)
July to December
[edit]- August 27 –Maud Allan,actor, dancer and choreographer (d.1956)
- September 20 –Sidney Olcott,film producer, director, actor and screenwriter (d.1949)
- October 20 (or 29) –Nellie McClung,feminist, politician and social activist (d.1951)[3]
- November 21 –Aimé Bénard,politician (d.1938)
- December 8 –John Duncan MacLean,teacher, physician, politician and Premier ofBritish Columbia(d.1948)
- December 9 –George Blewett,academic and philosopher (d.1912)
Full date unknown
[edit]- Margaret C. MacDonald,nurse (d.1948)
Deaths
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- May 15 –William James Anderson,physician, amateur geologist and historian (b.1812)
- May 20 –George-Étienne Cartier,politician and statesman (b.1814)
- May 28 –Thomas Brown Anderson,merchant, banker and politician (b.1796)
- June 1 –Joseph Howe,Premier of Nova Scotia (b.1804)
- June 28 –Charles Connell,politician (b.1810)
- November 21 –James William Johnston,lawyer, politician, and judge (b.1792)
- December 9 –William Steeves,politician (b.1814)
Historical documents
[edit]Non-confidence moved in House of Commons overGovernment accepting election fundingfrom group hoping to build CPR[4]
Why theGovernor Generaldid not dismissPrime Minister Macdonaldover thePacific Scandal[5]
Metis leaderAmbroise Lepinesentenced to death for the murder ofThomas Scottin 1870 at Red River[6]
House of Commons speeches on issues withIndigenous peoplein theNorthwest Territories[7]
British Columbia Indian superintendentreports on the economic activity of Indigenous people[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia".www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.Retrieved5 December2022.
- ^Rolleston, J. D. (1 December 1933)."The Smallpox Pandemic of 1870–1874: President's Address".Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.27(2): 177–192.doi:10.1177/003591573302700245.ISSN0035-9157.
- ^Elizabeth Gillan Muir; Marilyn Färdig Whiteley (1995).Changing Roles of Women Within the Christian Church in Canada.University of Toronto Press. pp. 340–.ISBN978-0-8020-7623-6.
- ^"House of Commons; Wednesday, April 2, 1873"House of Commons Debates; First Session – Second Parliament,pg. 179. Accessed 24 September 2018
- ^Governor General Lord Dufferin,Message: Papers Relative to the Prorogation of Parliament on the 13th Day of August 1873(1873), especially pg. 17 and after. Accessed 15 September 2018
- ^"Sentence"Preliminary Investigation and Trial of Ambroise D. Lepine for the Murder of Thomas Scott (1874), pgs. 124-7. Accessed 15 September 2018
- ^Robert Cunningham; Donald Alexander Smith,Speeches on the Indian Difficulties in the North-West, Delivered(...)in the House of Commons, April 1st, 1873(1873). Accessed 15 September 2018
- ^"Abstract of the Report of J.W. Powell,(...)1873"Annual Report on Indian Affairs, for Year Ending 30th June,1872, pgs. 7–10. Accessed 19 September 2018