1816 in Canada
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Events from the year1816 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Parliament of Lower Canada:8th(until February 29)
- Parliament of Upper Canada:6th(until April 1)
Governors
[edit]- Governor of the Canadas:Robert Milnes
- Governor of New Brunswick:George Prévost
- Governor of Nova Scotia:John Coape Sherbrooke
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland:Richard Goodwin Keats
- Governor of Prince Edward Island:Charles Douglass Smith
Events
[edit]- January 5 – SirGeorge Prevostdies before consideration of Commodore Yeo's charges; but theDuke of Wellingtonsays: "He must have returned, after the fleet was beaten, I am inclined to think he was right. I have told ministers, repeatedly, that naval superiority, on the Lakes, is asine qua nonof success in war on the frontiers of Canada, even if our object should be wholly defensive. "
- June 19 – After several years of harassment, sabotage, and minor skirmishes between members of theHudson's BayandNorth WestCompanies, a full-scale battle (today known atBattle of Seven Oaks) breaks out between parties led byCuthbert GrantandRobert Semple.The Hudson's Bay men, instigators of the confrontation though outnumbered nearly three to one, suffer 21 deaths, while Grant's party suffers two deaths, oneMétisand one Native. The battle is frequently cited as a seminal moment in the history of the Métis people.
- A steamboatPS Frontenacis first placed onLake Ontario.
Births
[edit]- October 5 –George Kingston,meteorologist (d.1886)[2]
- December 30 –William Alexander Henry,politician (d.1888)
- December 31 –Joseph-Édouard Cauchon,politician (d.1885)
Deaths
[edit]- January 5 – SirGeorge Prevost(b.1767)[3]
References
[edit]- ^"George III".Official website of the British monarchy.Royal Household. 31 December 2015.Retrieved18 April2016.
- ^"Biography – KINGSTON, GEORGE TEMPLEMAN – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".biographi.ca.Retrieved2023-07-21.
- ^"Biography – PREVOST, Sir GEORGE – Volume V (1801-1820) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".biographi.ca.Retrieved2023-07-21.