1892 in Canada
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Events
- June 29 - John RobsonJohn RobsonJohn Robson was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth Premier of the Province of British Columbia.-Journalist and activist:...
, Premier of British ColumbiaPremier of British ColumbiaThe Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
, dies in office - July 2 - Theodore DavieTheodore DavieTheodore Davie was a British Columbia lawyer, politician and jurist. He practiced law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in...
becomes Premier of British Columbia - July 8 - Two-thirds of St. Johns, Newfoundland, destroyed in a fire
- November 24 - Sir John AbbottJohn AbbottSir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892. - Life and work :...
resigns as Prime MinisterPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution... - December 5 - Sir John Sparrow David Thompson becomes PM. One of his first acts is to establish the Criminal Code of CanadaCriminal Code of CanadaThe Criminal Code or Code criminel is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada. Its official long title is "An Act respecting the criminal law"...
. - December 16 - Sir Louis-Olivier TaillonLouis-Olivier TaillonSir Louis-Olivier Taillon, PC was born in Terrebonne, Quebec. He twice served as the eighth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec....
becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville
Full date unknown
- The Toronto Star founded
- Harbord Collegiate InstituteHarbord Collegiate InstituteHarbord Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located in downtown Toronto, Canada. Specifically, the school is located in the Palmerston-Little Italy/The Annex neighbourhood, situated on the north side of Harbord Street, between Euclid Ave. and Manning St...
was opened - Humberside Collegiate InstituteHumberside Collegiate InstituteHumberside Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Bloor West Village, High Park North and Junction neighbourhoods. Humberside was established in 1892 and has an academic program for students in grades 9 through 12...
opened
Sport
- First documented women's ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
game takes place in Barrie, OntarioBarrie, OntarioBarrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
playing on an outdoor ice surface.
January to June
- March 4 – J.-Eugène BissonnetteJ.-Eugène BissonnetteJ.-Eugène Bissonnette was a Quebec-born politician and physician. He was born in St. Claire, Quebec, Canada. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1958 to represent the riding of Quebec West. He was defeated in the 1962 election....
, politician and physician - April 8 – Mary PickfordMary PickfordMary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, actress and studio co-founder (d.19791979 in Canada-January to June:*January 17 - Edward Richard Schreyer replaces Jules Léger as Governor General*February 1 - The first Winterlude is held in Ottawa*February 24 - An explosion rips through Number 26 Colliery located in Glace Bay, Cape Breton killing 12 men....
) - May 3 – Jacob VinerJacob VinerJacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago School of Economics in the 1930s: he was one of the leading figures of the Chicago faculty.- Biography :Viner was born in 1892 in Montreal, Quebec to...
, economist (d.19701970 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roland Michener*Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom*Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C...
) - May 18 – John Croak, VC
- June 2 – Edward LeRoy BowermanEdward LeRoy BowermanEdward LeRoy Bowerman Edward LeRoy Bowerman Edward LeRoy Bowerman (born June 2, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada-died February 17, 1977, in Prince Albert, SK, was a Canadian politician and farmer...
, politician (d.19771977 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jules Léger*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: W.R...
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July to December
- July 14 - John SissonsJohn SissonsJohn Howard Sissons was a barrister, author, judge and a Canadian federal politician.-Early life:Sissons was born in Orillia, Ontario and, at the age of four, contracted polio, which injured his leg and he walked with a limp for the rest of his life...
, barrister, author, judge and politician (d.19691969 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roland Michener*Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom*Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C...
) - August 2 - Jack WarnerJack WarnerJack Leonard "J. L." Warner , born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California...
, studio mogul (d.19781978 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jules Léger*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: W.R...
) - August 18 - Hal Foster, cartoonist (d.19821982 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch: Elizabeth II* Governor General: Edward Schreyer* Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia: Bill Bennett* Premier of Manitoba: Howard Pawley...
) - September 21 - Donald Elmer BlackDonald Elmer BlackDonald Elmer Black was a Quebec-born politician, farmer and merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 as Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Châteauguay—Huntingdon and re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He was re-elected to represent...
, politician - September 24 - Adélard GodboutAdélard GodboutJoseph-Adélard Godbout was an agronomist and politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 15th Premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944. He was also leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec .-Youth and early career:Adélard Godbout was born in Saint-Éloi...
, politician and 15th Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
(d.19561956 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – Elizabeth II*Governor General – Vincent Massey*Prime Minister – Louis Saint Laurent*Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning*Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C...
) - October 25 - Nell ShipmanNell ShipmanNell Shipman was a Canadian actress, author and screenwriter, producer, director, and animal trainer. She was a Canadian pioneer in early Hollywood. She is best known for her work in James Oliver Curwood stories and for portraying strong, adventurous women...
, actress, screenwriter, producer and animal trainer (d.19701970 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roland Michener*Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom*Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C...
) - November 20 - Bert Collip, biochemist
- December 20 - Percy Corbett, legal scholar
Deaths
- January 1 - John Chipman WadeJohn Chipman WadeJohn Chipman Wade was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served in both the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the Canadian House of Commons....
, politician and lawyer (b.18171817 in Canada-Events:* February 4 - Francois Page petitions for monopoly of navigation of Lower Canadian Rivers, by an invention of which he produces a model.* February 18 - Mr. McCord reads a petition for the deepening of the St. Lawrence....
) - January 20 - Samuel Barton BurdettSamuel Barton BurdettSamuel Barton Burdett was a politician, lawyer and lecturer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member in the 1887 election. He was re-elected in the 1891 election then died in office on January 20, 1892. He also served as a councillor for the town of Belleville, Ontario....
, politician, lawyer and lecturer (b.18431843 in CanadaSee also:1842 in Canada,other events of 1843,1844 in Canada.----Events from the year 1843 in Canada.-Events:*January 19 - Mount Allison University is founded.*September 1 - First Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A...
) - March 7 - Andrew Rainsford WetmoreAndrew Rainsford WetmoreAndrew Rainsford Wetmore was a New Brunswick politician, jurist, and a member of a prominent United Empire Loyalist family....
, Premier of New Brunswick (b. 18201820 in Canada-Events:* June 18 - The Governor, Earl of Dalhousie, arrives.-Full date unknown:* Creation of the municipality of Prescott and Russell in Upper Canada .* William Lyon Mackenzie emigrates to Canada.-Births:...
) - April 6 - John OstellJohn OstellJohn Ostell architect, surveyor and manufacturer, was born in London, England and emigrated to Canada in 1834, where he apprenticed himself to a Montreal surveyor André Trudeau to learn French methods of surveying. In 1837 he married Eleonore Gauvin a member of a prominent French Catholic family...
, architect, surveyor and manufacturer (b.18131813 in Canada-Events:* January 22 - General Henry Proctor's 1,300 British and natives capture 495 U.S. troops, under General Winchester.* February 7 - Battle of Elizabethtown.* March 30 - Engagement at Lacolle....
) - April 17 - Alexander MackenzieAlexander MackenzieAlexander Mackenzie, PC , a building contractor and newspaper editor, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878.-Biography:...
, building contractor, newspaper editor, politician and 2nd Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
(b.18221822 in CanadaSee also:1821 in Canada,other events of 1822,1823 in Canada.----Events from the year 1822 in Canada.-Events:*Louis-Joseph Papineau, a member of the legislative assembly since 1814, travels from Montreal to England to oppose an Act of Union identifying the French Canadians as a minority without...
) - May 24 - Alexander CampbellAlexander Campbell (Canadian politician)Sir Alexander Campbell, PC, KCMG, QC was an English-born, Canadian statesman and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation....
, politician, Senator and 6th Lieutenant Governor of OntarioLieutenant Governor of OntarioThe Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
(b.18221822 in CanadaSee also:1821 in Canada,other events of 1822,1823 in Canada.----Events from the year 1822 in Canada.-Events:*Louis-Joseph Papineau, a member of the legislative assembly since 1814, travels from Montreal to England to oppose an Act of Union identifying the French Canadians as a minority without...
) - June 9 - William Grant StairsWilliam Grant StairsWilliam Grant Stairs was a Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer who had a leading role in two of the most controversial expeditions in the history of the colonisation of Africa.-Education:...
, explorer, soldier and adventurer (b.18631863 in CanadaSee also:1862 in Canada,other events of 1863,1864 in Canada.----Events from the year 1863 in Canada.-Governors:*Governor General of the Province of Canada — Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck*Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman...
) - June 29 - John RobsonJohn RobsonJohn Robson was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth Premier of the Province of British Columbia.-Journalist and activist:...
, journalist, politician and Premier of British ColumbiaPremier of British ColumbiaThe Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
(b.18241824 in CanadaSee also:1823 in Canada,other events of 1824,1825 in Canada.----Events from the year 1824 in Canada.-Events:*The first Welland Canal is begun, partly in response to American initiatives in the Erie Canal....
) - July 15 - William DonahueWilliam Donahue (Quebec politician)William Donahue was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
, merchant and politician (b.18341834 in CanadaSee also:1833 in Canada,other events of 1834,1835 in Canada.----Events from the year 1834 in Canada.-January to June:*January - King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas....
) - August 30 - Frederick Newton GisborneFrederick Newton GisborneFrederick Newton Gisborne was a Canadian inventor and electrician.Born in Broughton, Preston, Lancashire, England, he left England in 1842 for a trip around the world, finally settling in Canada in 1845...
, Laid first under-sea cable in North America - September 12 - Marc-Amable GirardMarc-Amable GirardMarc-Amable Girard was the second Premier of the Western Canadian province of Manitoba, and the first Franco-Manitoban to hold that post. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide lists Girard as having been Premier from 1871 to 1872, but he did not have this title at the time and was not the government...
, politician, Senator and 2nd Premier of ManitobaPremier of ManitobaThe Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
(b.18221822 in CanadaSee also:1821 in Canada,other events of 1822,1823 in Canada.----Events from the year 1822 in Canada.-Events:*Louis-Joseph Papineau, a member of the legislative assembly since 1814, travels from Montreal to England to oppose an Act of Union identifying the French Canadians as a minority without...
) - December 14 - Adams George ArchibaldAdams George ArchibaldSir Adams George Archibald, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family in Nova...
, politician (b.18141814 in Canada-Events:* March 3 - The Governor refuses to suspend Chief Justices Sewell and Monk, on suggestion of one branch of the Legislature. James Stuart moves, affirming the Assembly's right to inform the Governor of irregularities, without concurrence of the Council; and that the Governor has violated the...
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