1820 in Canada

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Events from the year 1820 in Canada.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: George III (died January 29), George IV (starting January 29)

Federal government[]

  • Parliament of Lower Canada: 9th (until February 9) then 10th (April 11 – April 24) then 11th (starting December 14)
  • Parliament of Upper Canada: 7th (until March 7)

Governors[]

  • Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes
  • Governor of New Brunswick: George Stracey Smyth
  • Governor of Nova Scotia: John Coape Sherbrooke
  • Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Goodwin Keats
  • Governor of Prince Edward Island: Charles Douglass Smith

Events[]

  • June 18 – The Governor, Earl of Dalhousie, arrives.

Full date unknown[]

  • Creation of the municipality of Prescott and Russell in Upper Canada (today Ontario).
  • William Lyon Mackenzie emigrates to Canada.

Births[]

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau in 1863
  • January 17 – Hiram Blanchard, Premier of Nova Scotia (d.1874)
  • February 17 – Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Archbishop of Quebec (d.1898)
  • May 12 – Luc Letellier de St-Just, politician and 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1881)
  • May 30 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Premier of Quebec (d.1890)
Oliver Mowat
  • July 2 – Oliver Mowat, politician, 3rd Premier of Ontario and 8th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (d.1903)
  • August 2 – John Rose, politician (d.1888)
  • August 6 – Donald Alexander Smith, politician (d.1914)
  • August 16 – Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1892)
  • August 27 – Charles-René-Léonidas d'Irumberry de Salaberry, militia officer (d.1882)
  • October 13 – John William Dawson, geologist and university administrator (d.1899)
  • December 24 – Joseph-Charles Taché, a Canadian noted for his contributions to many aspects of the fabric of Canada (d.1894)

Deaths[]

  • March 12 – Sir Alexander Mackenzie, explorer (b.1764)
  • April 8 – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, colonizer and author (b.1771)
  • July 11 – Frederick Traugott Pursh, botanist (b.1774)

References[]

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