1900 in Canada
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Events from the year1900 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Crown
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Governor General–Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
- Prime Minister–Wilfrid Laurier
- Chief Justice–Samuel Henry Strong(Ontario)
- Parliament–8th(until 9 October)
Provincial governments
[edit]Lieutenant governors
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia–Thomas Robert McInnes(until June 21) thenHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba–James Colebrooke Patterson(until October 10) thenDaniel Hunter McMillan
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick–Jabez Bunting Snowball
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia–Malachy Bowes Daly(until July 26) thenAlfred Gilpin Jones
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario–Oliver Mowat
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island–Peter Adolphus McIntyre
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec–Louis-Amable Jetté
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of British Columbia–Charles Augustus Semlin(until February 28) thenJoseph Martin(February 28 to June 15) thenEdward Gawler Prior
- Premier of Manitoba–Thomas Greenway(until January 10) thenHugh John Macdonald(January 10 to October 29) thenRodmond Roblin
- Premier of New Brunswick–Henry Emmerson(until August 31) thenLemuel John Tweedie
- Premier of Nova Scotia–George Henry Murray
- Premier of Ontario–George William Ross
- Premier of Prince Edward Island–Donald Farquharson
- Premier of Quebec–Félix-Gabriel Marchand(until October 8) thenSimon-Napoléon Parent
Territorial governments
[edit]Commissioners
[edit]Lieutenant governors
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor of Keewatin–James Colebrooke Patterson(until October 10) thenDaniel Hunter McMillan
- Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories–Amédée E. Forget
Premiers
[edit]Events
[edit]January to June
[edit]- January 8 –Hugh John Macdonaldbecomes premier of Manitoba, replacingThomas Greenway.
- February 18 – February 27 –Boer War:TheRoyal Canadian Regiment of Infantryplays a decisive role in theBattle of Paardeberg.
- February 27 –Charles Semlinis dismissed as premier ofBritish Columbia.
- February 28 –Joseph Martinbecomes premier of British Columbia.
- March 16 –Boer War:Strathcona's Horseleave for South Africa.
- April 26 – Two-thirds ofHull, Quebec,isdestroyedin a fire.
- June 15 –James Dunsmuirbecomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Joseph Martin.
July to December
[edit]- August 31 –Lemuel John Tweediebecomes premier ofNew Brunswick,replacingHenry Emmerson.
- September 25 –Félix-Gabriel Marchand,Premier of Quebec,dies in office.
- October 8 –Simon-Napoléon Parentbecomes premier ofQuebec.
- October 29 – SirRodmond Roblinbecomes premier of Manitoba, replacingHugh John Macdonald.
- November 7
- Federal election:SirWilfrid Laurier'sLiberalswin a second consecutive majority.[2]
- Boer War:TheBattle of Leliefonteinbegins. Three Canadians receive theVictoria Crossfor their valour in the engagement.
- December 6 –Alphonse DesjardinsfoundsMouvement Desjardins,the firstcredit unionin North America.
Full date unknown
[edit]- -The federal government doubles thehead taxon Chinese immigrants
- -TheCanadian Tuberculosis Associationmeets for the first time
Births
[edit]January to June
[edit]- January 1 –Sam Berger,lawyer, businessman and football player (d.1992)
- January 8 –Solon Earl Low,politician (d.1962)
- February 20 –Graham Spry,broadcasting pioneer, business executive, diplomat and socialist (d.1983)
- March 12 –David Croll,politician (d.1991)
- April 19 –Roland Michener,lawyer, politician, diplomat and Governor-General of Canada (d.1991)
- April 30 –David Manners,actor (d.1998)
- May 25 –Alain Grandbois,poet (d.1975)
- May 25 –Malcolm Norris,Métisleader (d.1967)
- May 29 –Antonio Talbot,politician (d.1980)
- June 3 –Gordon Sinclair,journalist, writer and commentator (d.1984)
- June 21 –Edward S. Rogers, Sr.,inventor and radio pioneer (d.1939)
- July 23 –John Babcock,Canada's last survivingWorld War Iveteran(d.2010)
July to December
[edit]- August 13 –Gordon Sparling,filmmaker (d.1994)
- August 31 –James Campbell Clouston,naval officer (d.1940inDunkirk evacuation)
- September 6 –W. A. C. Bennett,Premier of British Columbia (d.1979)
- November 20 –Athole Shearer,actress (d.1985)
Full date unknown
[edit]- Harry Cassidy,academic, social reformer and civil servant (d.1951)
Deaths
[edit]- February 25 –Benjamin Pâquet,Roman Catholicpriest and educationist (b.1832)
- March 1 –Frederick Carter,Premier of Newfoundland (b.1819)
- March 20 –George Hope Bertram,politician (b.1847)
- August 4 –Marc-Aurèle Plamondon,lawyer, journalist, publisher, and judge (b.1823)
- August 11 –Georges-Isidore Barthe,lawyer, publisher, journalist and politician (b.1834)
- September 25 –Félix-Gabriel Marchand,journalist, author, notary, politician and11thPremier of Quebec(b.1832)
- December 21 –Désiré Olivier Bourbeau,politician and merchant (b.1834)
Historical documents
[edit]Political cartoonistshows Canadian farmer's preference for Liberal over Conservative record [3]
After spreading fire destroys Ottawa power plant,Houseforced to adjourn as governments seek help from military and nearby cities[4]
Firethat destroyed much of Hull (Gatineau), Quebec, and part of Ottawa described[5]
Hartley Baygirl describes her time inKitimat,B.C. boarding school[6]
Newspaperpublishers' problems with costs and paper supply[7]
Cape Townthanks Imperial volunteer forces for theirSouth African Warservice[8]
Saint John,New Brunswick program includes two women's military drill teams [9]
Whitefish, spuds and Klondikers: the news fromLesser Slave Lake,N.W.T.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia".www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.Retrieved5 December2022.
- ^"GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS SINCE 1867".Parliament of Canada.Retrieved4 March2024.
- ^J.W. Bengough, "Swap?," John Wilson Bengough collection, Library and Archives Canada. Accessed 29 December 2019http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item?id=e010958287_s1-v8 http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item?id=e010958287-v8
- ^"The Fire in Hull and Ottawa"(April 26, 1900), Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons, Vol. LII, 4331-2. Accessed 4 July 2021
- ^Report of the Ottawa and Hull Fire Relief Fund(1900), pgs. 3-8. Accessed 29 December 2019
- ^Alice Bates (Nohsdahmtk),"A Home Girl's Letter"Na-Na-Kwa, or Dawn on the Northwest Coast, No. 10 (April 1900; unpaginated). Accessed 13 April 2020
- ^"The Newspaper Situation in Canada," The Canadian Printer and Publisher, Vol. IX, No. 5 (May 1900), pgs. 1-3. Accessed 22 December 2019https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/cpp%3ACPP190005(turn to page 1)
- ^"Thank You card, from the Citizens of Cape Town, Showing Table Bay, South Africa."Accessed 22 December 2019
- ^"Military Entertainment in Aid of the Funds of the New Brunswick Portions of the Canadian Contingents Now Taking Part in the War in South Africa."Accessed 22 December 2019
- ^"Report from Lesser Slave Lake," Edmonton Bulletin (January 1, 1900). Accessed 22 December 2019http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa010100a.htm(scroll down to "Edmonton Bulletin." )
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