1795 in Canada

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Events from the year 1795 in Canada.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: George III

Federal government[]

  • Parliament of Lower Canada1st
  • Parliament of Upper Canada1st

Governors[]

  • Governor of the Canadas: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
  • Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton
  • Governor of Nova Scotia: John Wentworth
  • Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Elliot
  • Governor of St. John's Island: Edmund Fanning
  • Governor of Upper Canada: John Graves Simcoe

Events[]

  • 1790s – British create protective tariffs to encourage timber production for Navy after Napoléon Bonaparte cuts off Baltic supply of tall trees and hardwood. First in New Brunswick then in Lower and Upper Canada. Montreal merchants expand transport to handle trade.
  • A road Act is passed, in Lower Canada, though opposed by country people, who fear a return of the Statue labor of Governor Haldimand's time.

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • May 18: Robert Rogers, army officer and author (born 1731)
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