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7th Parliament of Upper Canada

Parliament for Upper Canada 1817–1820

Parliament for Upper Canada 1817–1820

The 7th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 4 February 1817. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in July 1816. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada at the home of Chief Justice of the Court William Henry Draper. This parliament was dissolved 3 May 1820 on the announcement of the death of King George III.

The House of Assembly of the 7th Parliament of Upper Canada had five sessions 4 February 1817 to 7 March 1820:

SessionsStartEnd
1st4 February 18177 April 1817
2nd5 February 18181 April 1818
3rd12 October 181827 November 1818
4th7 June 181912 July 1819
5th21 February 18207 March 1820

Members

RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously elected
DundasJohn Crysler1804, 1812
EssexWilliam McCormick1812
EssexGeorge Benson Hall1816
FrontenacAllan McLean 1817-18201804
GlengarryAlexander McMartin1812
GlengarryJohn Cameron1816
GrenvilleJonas Jones1816
HaltonMoses Gamble1816
Richard Hatt (Feb 1818)1818
Hastings & Ameliasburgh TownshipJames McNabb1808, 1816
KentJoshua Cornwall1816
LeedsPeter Howard1816
Lennox & AddingtonWillet Casey1816
Lennox & AddingtonIsaac Fraser1816
1st Lincoln CountyRobert Nelles1816
2nd LincolnRalfe Clench1796, 1812
3rd LincolnDavid Secord1808, 1816
4th LincolnIsaac Swayze1792, 1804, 1814
NorfolkRobert Nichol1812
Northumberland and DurhamZacheus Burnham1816
Oxford & MiddlesexMahlon Burwell1812
PrescottJohn McDonell1816
Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh TownshipJames Cotter1816
Stormont & RussellPhilip VanKoughnet1816
WentworthJames Durand1815
East York & SimcoePeter Robinson1816

References

References

  1. "The Statutes of Upper Canada and the Province of Canada 1792 to 1866 On Self-Service Microfilm".
  2. disqualified in March 1817; Richard Hatt was elected to the seat in a by-election.
  3. expelled in March 1817 and re-elected in February 1818.
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