13th Parliament of Upper Canada
The 13th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 November 1836. Elections in Upper Canada had been held 20 June 1836. All sessions were held at Toronto.
The House of Assembly had five sessions 8 November 1836 to 10 February 1840.[1]
Both the House and Parliament sat at the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada.
| Sessions[1] | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 November 1836 | 4 March 1837 |
| 2nd | 19 June 1837 | 11 July 1837 |
| 3rd | 28 December 1837 | 6 March 1838 |
| 4th | 27 February 1839 | 11 May 1839 |
| 5th | 3 December 1839 | 10 February 1840 |
In the election campaign of June 1836, the Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election resulting in a conservative majority in the legislative assembly and triggering dissent in the province. Owing to their unpopularity, the Tories would pass a bill to extend the life of parliament despite the death of William IV in 1837, disregarding the established practice of dissolving the House upon the death of a monarch.[2] This was the last parliament for Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 10 February 1840. The Act of Union 1840 abolished the legislative assemblies for Upper and Lower Canada and created a new Province of Canada with a common Legislative Assembly. This came as a result of the Rebellions of 1837.
Members
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Notes
- ↑ Resigned in October 1838 and went to the United States; he was replaced by Milo McCorger in a by-election.
- ↑ Refused to take his seat in the legislature, protesting the actions of the lieutenant governor in the elections; he was expelled in 1838 and replaced by Henry Burritt.
- ↑ Appointed registrar for Dundas County; he was replaced by James Morris in a by-election.
- ↑ Expelled from the assembly in January 1838, accused of conspiring with the rebels; he was replaced by William Salmon.
- ↑ Left the country following the Upper Canada Rebellion; Roger Rollo Hunter took his place in the legislature.
- ↑ This name appears in the two references cited below; however, in other sources, the name "James Wickens" appears instead.
- ↑ Appointed to the Court of King's Bench in March 1837 and replaced by Alexander McLean.
- ↑ Left the country; John William Gamble took his seat in a by-election.
- ↑ Left Canada; James Edward Small replaced him in the assembly.
References
- 1 2 Archives of Ontario Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Greer, Allan (March 1995). "1837-38: Rebellion Reconsidered". The Canadian Historical Review. 76 (1): 1–18. ISSN 0008-3755.
Further reading
- Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN 0-919670-92-X
- Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, from the eighth day of November, 1836, to the fourth day of March, 1837 (1837)