1851 in Canada
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Events from the year1851 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Governor General of the Province of Canada—James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
- Colonial Governor of Newfoundland—Charles Henry Darling
- Governor of New Brunswick—Edmund Walker Head
- Governor of Nova Scotia—John Harvey
- Governor of Prince Edward Island—Dominick Daly
Premiers
[edit]- Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada—
- Francis Hincks,Canada West Premier
- Augustin-Norbert Morin,Canada East Premier
- Premier of Nova Scotia—James Boyle Uniacke
- Premier of Prince Edward Island—John Holl
Events
[edit]- April 7 – The first Canadianpostage stampsare printed.
- April 25 –Prince Edward Islandwinsresponsible government.
- June – Harbor Commissioners deepen Lake St. Peter.
- July – Thebloomercostume appears in Montreal.
- July 31 – BroadProvincial railway gaugeis legislated in the Province of Canada,[2]creating abreak-of-gaugewith American railways.
- August 30 – TheVancouver Islandlegislature meets for the first time.
- October 11 – The St. L. & A. Railway is opened to Richmond.
- William Kennedywas commander of the second sponsored expedition to findSir John Franklin.
Full date unknown
[edit]- Gabriel Franchere'sNarrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of Americapublished inMontreal.
- The United Kingdom transfers control of the colonial postal system to Canada.
Births
[edit]- April 7 –John Wilson Bengough,political cartoonist (died1923)
- April 8 –Frederick Peters,lawyer, politician and Premier ofPrince Edward Island(died1919)
- May 22 –Gilbert Ganong,businessman, politician and Lieutenant Governor ofNew Brunswick(died1917)
- July 8 –James Dunsmuir,industrialist, politician and Premier ofBritish Columbia(died1920)
- August 26 –Herbert James Palmer,politician and Premier ofPrince Edward Island(died1939)
- September 5 –George Frederick Baird,politician and lawyer (died1899)
- November –Levi Addison Ault,businessman and naturalist (died1930)
- November 28 –Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey,9thGovernor General of Canada(died1917)
- December 10 –James Albert Manning Aikins,politician and Lieutenant-Governor ofManitoba(died1929)
Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^"Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia".thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.Retrieved5 December2022.
- ^Churcher website, Colin."Significant Dates in Canadian Railway History".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-08-29.Retrieved2011-08-02.