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5th Parliament of Upper Canada

Parliament for Upper Canada 1809–1812

Parliament for Upper Canada 1809–1812

The 5th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 2 February 1809. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in May 1808. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada and sat at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 1 May 1812 by the Administrator of the Government Isaac Brock who had been frustrated in his efforts to pass legislation preparing the colony for war with the United States.

This House of Assembly of the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 2 February 1809 to 6 March 1812:

SessionsStartEnd
1st2 February 18099 March 1809
2nd1 February 181012 March 1810
3rd1 February 181113 March 1811
4th1 February 18126 March 1812

Members

RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously elected
DundasHenry Merkley1808
EssexMatthew Elliott1804
EssexJean Baptiste Baby1808
FrontenacAllan McLean1804
GlengarryAlexander Macdonell1800
GlengarryThomas Fraser1808
GrenvilleStephen Burritt1808
Hastings & Ameliasburgh TownshipJames McNabb1808
KentJohn McGregor1804
LeedsPeter Howard1804
Lennox & AddingtonJohn Roblin1808
Willet Casey (Feb 1811)1811
Lennox & AddingtonThomas Dorland1804
1st Lincoln County & HaldimandJoseph Willcocks1808
1st Lincoln & HaldimandLevi Lewis1808
2nd LincolnDavid Secord1808
3rd LincolnSamuel Street – Speaker 1809–18121796
4th LincolnCrowell Willson1808
NorfolkPhilip Sovereign1808
Northumberland and DurhamDavid McGregor Rogers1800
Oxford & MiddlesexBenajah Mallory1804
PrescottThomas Mears1808
Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh TownshipJames Wilson1808
John Stinson (Feb 1811)1811
Stormont & RussellJohn Brownell1808
Abraham Marsh (Sept 1810)1810
East York & SimcoeThomas B. Gough1808
West YorkRichard Beasley1808
John Willson (Feb 1810)1810

References

References

  1. "The Statutes of Upper Canada and the Province of Canada 1792 to 1866 On Self-Service Microfilm".
  2. disqualified in March 1810 because he was a Methodist preacher; Willet Casey was elected in a by-election in February 1811.
  3. unseated in 1810
  4. died in December 1809 and was replaced by Abraham Marsh in September 1810.
  5. unseated in 1809
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