1829 in Canada
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Events from the year 1829 in Canada.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Governor-General of the Province of Canada: James Kempt
- Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick: Sir Howard Douglas
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Thomas Nickleson Jeffery
- Colonial Governor of Newfoundland: Thomas John Cochrane
- Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island: John Ready
Events
- January 4 – Sir John Colborne, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada founds Upper Canada College, as a feeder school to the newly formed University of Toronto and a home for the colony's upper class.
- November 30 – Construction of the First Welland Canal is completed (construction to begin again in 1831)[2]
Births
- May 28 – A. B. Rogers, surveyor (died 1889)
- June 7 – Joseph Godéric Blanchet, politician (died 1890)
- July 10 – Louis-Adélard Senécal, businessman and politician (died 1887)[3]
- August 1 – John James Fraser, lawyer, judge, politician and 4th Premier of New Brunswick (died 1896)
- December 5 – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, politician, Minister, 4th Premier of Quebec and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (died 1908)[4]
Deaths
- June 6 – Shanawdithit, last recorded surviving member of the Beothuk people of Newfoundland (b. c1801)
References
- ^ "King George IV". Official website of the British monarchy. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Lewis, William H. (1997). Aqueduct Merrittsville and Welland: A History of the City of Welland: The Beginning Years. A.M.W Publications. ISBN 0-9682743-0-7.
- ^ Filteau, Hélène; Hamelin, Jean; Keyes, John (1982). "Senécal (Sénécal), Louis-Adélard". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ www.ixmedia.com. "Articles | Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française – histoire, culture, religion, héritage". www.ameriquefrancaise.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-02.