1855 in Canada

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Events from the year 1855 in Canada.

Incumbents[]

Monarch — Victoria

Federal government[]

Parliament — 5th

Governors[]

Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head

Premiers[]

Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada —
- Canada West Premier
  - Sir Allan Napier MacNab, till May 24, 1856
  - Sir John A. Macdonald, from May 24, 1856
- Canada East Premier
  - Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché

British North America Colonies[]

Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Charles Henry Darling
Premier of Newfoundland — Philip Francis Little
Governor of Nova Scotia — John Gaspard Le Marchant
Premier of Nova Scotia — William Young
Governor of New Brunswick — John Manners-Sutton
Premier of New Brunswick — Charles Fisher
Governor of Prince Edward Island — Dominick Daly
Premier of Prince Edward Island — John Holl

Events[]

British Empire's Crimean War continues, british troops being withdrawn
January 1 – Bytown is renamed Ottawa.
March 8 – A bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls is completed
April 11 - The Militia Act of 1855 is passed in the Parliament of the Province of Canada^[1]
April 17 – Charlottetown incorporated as a city
May 19 - The Militia Act is proclaimed^[2]
August 17 – The Charlottetown Police Department is established
August 31 - The First Volunteer Militia units are formed,^[3] by year end 21 Companies have been formed.

Full date unknown[]

1855 Newfoundland general election

Births[]

Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis

January 14 – Homer Watson, artist (died 1936)
February 22 – Grace Annie Lockhart, first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree (died 1916)
March 5 – Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis, politician, 19th Mayor of Trois-Rivières and father of 16th Premier of Quebec Maurice Duplessis (died 1926)
May 11 – Charles Doherty, politician and jurist (died 1931)
July 29 – Bowman Brown Law, politician (died 1916)
August 3 – Charles Hibbert Tupper, politician (died 1927)
September 12 – Simon-Napoléon Parent, politician and Premier of Quebec (died 1920)
December 14 – William Brymner, art teacher and painter (died 1925)

Deaths[]

July 7 – Henry Sherwood, lawyer, local politician and 4th Premier of Canada West (born 1802)

References[]

^ CFHQ Report #6, Canadian Militia prior to Confederation, pg 70 ph 162
^ Canadian Gazette Extra May 19, 1855 pg 1
^ Canadian Gazette Sep 1, 1855 pg 1153

[1] CFHQ Report #6, Canadian Militia prior to Confederation, pg 70 ph 162

[2] Canadian Gazette Extra May 19, 1855 pg 1

[3] Canadian Gazette Sep 1, 1855 pg 1153

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