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1st Parliament of Upper Canada

Parliament for Upper Canada 1792–1796


Parliament for Upper Canada 1792–1796

The 1st Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 17 September 1792. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in August 1792. All sessions were held at Navy Hall in Newark, later Niagara-on-the-Lake. This parliament was dissolved 1 July 1796.

This House of Assembly of the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada had five sessions 17 September 1792 to 3 June 1796:

SessionsStartEnd
1st17 September 179215 October 1792
2nd31 May 17939 July 1793
3rd2 June 17949 July 1794
4th6 July 179510 August 1795
5th16 May 17963 June 1796

Members

RidingMemberFirst elected
DundasAlexander Campbell1792
Durham, York & 1st LincolnNathaniel Pettit1792
1st GlengarryHugh McDonell1792
2nd GlengarryJohn McDonell – Speaker 1792–17961792
GrenvilleEphraim Jones1792
KentWilliam Macomb1792
KentFrançois Baby1792
Leeds & FrontenacJohn White1792
Lennox, Hastings & NorthumberlandHazelton Spencer1792
2nd LincolnBenjamin Pawling1792
3rd LincolnIsaac Swayze1792
4th Lincoln & NorfolkParshall Terry1792
Ontario & AddingtonJoshua Booth1792
Prince Edward and Adolphus TownshipPhilip Dorland refused oath of office because he was a Quaker.1792
Prince Edward and AdolphustownPeter Van Alstine (from June 1793)1793
StormontJeremiah French1792
Suffolk & EssexDavid William Smith1792

References

References

  1. "Library".
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