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1845 in Canada

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1845 in Canada

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Events from the year 1845 in Canada.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Victoria

Federal government

  • Parliament: 2nd

Governors

  • Governor General of the Province of Canada: Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe (until 26 November); Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (from 26 November)
  • Governor of New Brunswick: William MacBean George Colebrooke
  • Governor of Nova Scotia: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
  • Civil Governor of Newfoundland: John Harvey
  • Governor of Prince Edward Island: Henry Vere Huntley

Premiers

  • Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada —
    • William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier
    • Denis-Benjamin Viger, Canada East Premier

Events

  • Halifax native Samuel Cunard chooses Boston as the western terminus for his steamships.
  • Lord Cathcart, the new governor, arrives.
  • The Rebellion Losses Commission sits.
  • The Welland Canal is opened.

Births

January to June

  • January 9 – Laure Conan, novelist (died 1924)
  • January 14 – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor General of Canada (died 1927)
  • February 13 – William James Topley, photographer (died 1930)
  • April 5 – Leonard Burnett, politician, farmer and teacher (died 1932)
  • May 4 – Louis Henry Davies, lawyer, businessman, politician and 3rd Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 1924)

July to December

  • July 9 – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor General of Canada (died 1914)
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  • July 20 – Charles-Eusèbe Dionne, naturalist and taxidermist (died 1925)
  • August 6 – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Governor General of Canada (died 1914)
  • November 10 – John Sparrow David Thompson, lawyer, judge, politician, and 4th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1894)
  • December 15 – Edward Charles Bowers, politician (died 1929)

References

References

  1. "Queen Victoria {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia".
  2. "Félicité Angers (Laure Conan) {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia".
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