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8th Parliament of Upper Canada

Parliament for Upper Canada 1821–1824

Parliament for Upper Canada 1821–1824

The 8th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 31 January 1821. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in July 1820. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada and sat in the second Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 22 June 1824.

The House of Assembly of the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 31 January 1821 to 19 January 1824: It sat at the second Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada until a fire destroyed it and moved to the York General Hospital.

This parliament saw the emergence of the power and conservative Family Compact with member Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto.

SessionsStartEnd
1st31 January 182114 February 1821
2nd21 November 182117 January 1822
3rd15 January 182319 March 1823
4th11 November 182319 January 1824

Members

Electoral DivisionFraction or leaningMemberFirst elected/ previously electedEastern, Ottawa, Johnstown districts
*(Eastern District of 1792)***Midland District**Home, Newcastle, Gore, Niagara districts
*(Home District of 1792)*Western, London districts
*(Western District of 1792)*
Glengarry (2-member division)Conservative (pro-ministry)Alexander MacDonell of Greenfield1820
Conservative (pro-ministry)Alexander McMartin1812
Prescott & RussellReformerWilliam Hamilton1820
David Pattee (Mar 1821)1821
Stormont (2-member division)Family CompactArchibald McLean1820
Family CompactPhilip VanKoughnet1816
DundasPeter Shaver1820
Grenville (2-member division)Walter F. Gates1820
Family CompactJonas Jones1816
Leeds (2-member division)Family CompactLevius Peters Sherwood (Speaker 1821–1824)1820
Family CompactCharles Jones1820
CarletonConservative (moderate)William Morris1820
FrontenacAllan McLean1804
Kingston (Town of)Family CompactChristopher Alexander Hagerman1820
Lennox & Addington (2-member division)Samuel Casey1820
Daniel Hagerman1820
Barnabas Bidwell (1821)1821
Matthew Clark (1822)1822
George Ham (1822)1822
HastingsRueben White1820
Prince Edward (2-member division)ReformerJames Wilson1820
Paul Peterson1820
Northumberland (2-member division)ReformerDavid McGregor Rogers1820
Henry Ruttan1820
DurhamSamuel Street Wilmot1820
York (Town of)Family CompactJohn Beverley Robinson (Attorney General 1818–1829)1820
York & Simcoe (2-member division)Family CompactPeter Robinson1816
Reformer (moderate)William Warren Baldwin1820
Halton (2-member division)conservative (moderate)James Crooks1820
ReformerWilliam Chisholm1820
Lincoln 1st ridingJohn Clarke1820
Lincoln 2nd ridingReformerWilliam Johnson Kerr1820
Lincoln 3rd ridingRobert Hamilton1820
Lincoln 4th ridingReformerRobert Randal1820
Wentworth (2-member division)ReformerGeorge Hamilton1820
conservative (moderate)John Willson1820
OxfordReformerThomas Hornor1820
Middlesex (2-member division)Conservative (pro-ministry)Mahlon Burwell1820
Conservative (pro-ministry)John Bostwick (Mar 1821)1821
Norfolk (2-member division)Reformer (moderate)Robert Nichol1812
Francis Leigh Walsh1820
KentJames Gordon1820
Essex (2-member division)ReformerFrançois Baby1820
William McCormick1812

Notes

References

References

  1. "The Statutes of Upper Canada and the Province of Canada 1792 to 1866 On Self-Service Microfilm".
  2. declared not elected on 24 March 1821 and David Pattee was seated in his place.
  3. died in office on 30 June 1821
  4. took seat November 1821; election subsequently invalided in January 1822
  5. election invalidated before taking seat
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