1912 in Canada
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- February 1 - StrathconaStrathcona, AlbertaStrathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada, located on the south of the North Saskatchewan River opposite of the City of Edmonton. It amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912....
merges with Edmonton, Alberta - April 1 - The Parliament of CanadaParliament of CanadaThe Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and...
passes Quebec Boundaries Extension ActQuebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912The Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912 is an act passed by the Parliament of Canada on April 1, 1912, that expanded the territory of the Province of Quebec. It was supplemental to the Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898 that granted the province its first territorial enlargement...
that transferred to the Province of Quebec the territory bounded by the Eastmain RiverEastmain RiverThe Eastmain River is a river in northwestern Quebec which rises in north central Quebec and flows 800 km west to drain into James Bay. 'East Main' is an old name for the east side of James Bay. This river drains an area of 46,400 km²...
, the LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
coast, and HudsonHudson BayHudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
and Ungava BayUngava BayUngava Bay is a large bay in northeastern Canada separating Nunavik from Baffin Island. The bay is shaped like a rounded square with a side length of about and has an area of approximately...
s, extending the northern boundary to its present location. - April 26 - The Chateau LaurierChâteau LaurierThe Fairmont Château Laurier is a landmark hotel in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive designed in the Châteauesque style.-History:...
opens in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... - May 14 - ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
expand to the north - June 30 - A tornado (the "Regina CycloneRegina CycloneThe Regina Cyclone is the popular name for a tornado that devastated the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 30, 1912. At about 4:50 p.m., green funnel clouds formed and touched down south of the city, tearing a swath through the residential area between Wascana Lake and Victoria Avenue...
") kills 28. - August 14 - Saskatchewan general election, 1912Saskatchewan general election, 1912The Saskatchewan general election of 1912 was the third provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on July 11, 1912 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to a third term in office with...
: Walter Scott'sThomas Walter ScottThomas Walter Scott – known less formally as Walter Scott – was the first Premier of the province of Saskatchewan in Canada .-Background:...
Liberals win a third consecutive majority - August 17 - Circular No. 17Regulation 17Regulation 17 was a regulation of the Ontario Ministry of Education, issued in July 1912 by the Conservative government of premier Sir James P. Whitney. It restricted the use of French as a language of instruction to the first two years of schooling. It was amended in 1913, and it is that version...
bans the teaching of the French languageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
in Ontario schools. - September 2 - The first Calgary StampedeCalgary StampedeThe Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway,...
is held - ca. December - The first session of the Saskatchewan Older Boys' Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth ParliamentSaskatchewan Youth ParliamentThe Saskatchewan Youth Parliament is a non-partisan organization of young people that meets to discuss and debate political and social issues. Members learn about the mechanics of government, such as parliamentary procedure, decision making, and the rules of debate in a parliamentary democracy...
) is held. This was a precursor to the current Canadian youth parliament movement. - The AmherstAmherst (automobile)The Amherst was a Canadian automobile manufactured for one year only, 1912. The company offered a "Two-in-One", the Amherst 40, which could be converted into a truck with the removal of the rear seats. Nine cars were completed before the company folded....
automobile company opens, and closes, in Calgary.
January to March
- January 2 - Barbara PentlandBarbara PentlandBarbara Pentland was one of the pre-eminent members of the generation of Canadian composers who came to artistic maturity in the years following World War Two.-Life and career:...
, composer (d.20002000 in CanadaEvents from the year 2000 in Canada.-Incumbents:Estimated Canadian population: 30,790,834-January to June:*January 1 - The magnitude 5.2 Kipawa earthquake occurs in Ontario and Quebec, Canada...
) - January 3 - Louise Lapointe, senator
- February 4 - Louis-Albert Vachon, educator and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
(d.20062006 in CanadaEvents from the year 2006 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Thirty cities across the province of Quebec are reconstituted as the result of a referendum held on June 20, 2004.*January 10–29 seniors injured in a Toronto bus crash....
) - March 12 - Irving LaytonIrving LaytonIrving Peter Layton, OC was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made enemies. As T...
, poet (d.20062006 in CanadaEvents from the year 2006 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Thirty cities across the province of Quebec are reconstituted as the result of a referendum held on June 20, 2004.*January 10–29 seniors injured in a Toronto bus crash....
) - March 22 - Agnes MartinAgnes MartinAgnes Bernice Martin was an American abstract painter, often referred to as a minimalist; Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist.She won a National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1998....
, painter (d.20042004 in CanadaEvents from the year 2004 in Canada.-January:* January 1 - Montreal Dorval Airport is renamed, after some controversy, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport....
) - March 30 - Alvin Hamilton, politician (d.20042004 in CanadaEvents from the year 2004 in Canada.-January:* January 1 - Montreal Dorval Airport is renamed, after some controversy, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport....
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April to June
- April 2 - John MarlynJohn MarlynJohn Marlyn was a Hungarian-born Canadian writer who also used the pseudonym Vincent Reid when writing science fiction....
, writer (d.20052005 in CanadaEvents from the year 2005 in Canada. This year was recognized, by Veterans Affairs Canada, as the Year of the Veteran.-January:*January 7 - Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami damage....
) - April 26 - A. E. van VogtA. E. van VogtAlfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre....
, science fiction author (d.20002000 in CanadaEvents from the year 2000 in Canada.-Incumbents:Estimated Canadian population: 30,790,834-January to June:*January 1 - The magnitude 5.2 Kipawa earthquake occurs in Ontario and Quebec, Canada...
) - May 5 - Louis-René BeaudoinLouis-René BeaudoinLouis-René Beaudoin, PC was Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1957.Though trained as a lawyer, Beaudoin came from a working class background and financed his education by working as a bus driver and labourer...
, politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of CommonsSpeaker of the Canadian House of CommonsThe Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow Members of Parliament...
(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 8 - George WoodcockGeorge WoodcockGeorge Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet, and published several volumes of travel writing. He founded in 1959 the journal Canadian Literature, the first academic journal specifically...
, poet, essayist, critic, biographer and historian (d.19951995 in CanadaEvents from the year 1995 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn then Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt...
) - May 13 - Gil EvansGil EvansGil Evans was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader, active in the United States...
, jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (d.19881988 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – Elizabeth II*Governor General – Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister – Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta – Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia – Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba – Howard Pawley then Gary Filmon...
) - May 17 - George BrownGeorge Brown (ice hockey)George Allan Brown was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Playing career:...
, ice hockey player - May 26 - Jay SilverheelsJay SilverheelsJay Silverheels was a Canadian Mohawk First Nations actor. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful American Indian companion of the Lone Ranger in a long-running American television series. -Early life:...
, actor (d.19801980 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Governor General - Edward Schreyer* Prime Minister - Joe Clark then Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett* Premier of Manitoba - Sterling Lyon...
) - June 8 - Clyde GilmourClyde GilmourClyde Gilmour, was a Canadian broadcaster and print journalist, mostly known for his half-century career with CBC Radio.-Biography:...
, radio broadcaster and journalist (d.19971997 in CanadaEvents from the year 1997 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Glen Clark*Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon...
) - June 10 - W. A. KardashW. A. KardashWilliam A. Kardash was a politician and member of the Manitoba legislature.Kardash was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, having fought with the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion...
, politician (d.19971997 in CanadaEvents from the year 1997 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Glen Clark*Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon...
) - June 10 - Jean LesageJean LesageJean Lesage, PC, CC, CD was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 19th Premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960, to 16 August 1966...
, lawyer, politician and 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.19801980 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Governor General - Edward Schreyer* Prime Minister - Joe Clark then Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett* Premier of Manitoba - Sterling Lyon...
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July to December
- July 12 - René BéginRené BéginRené Bégin was a Canadian politician and wholesaler. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 election as a Member of the Liberal Party for the riding of Quebec West. He lost the 1953 election as an Independendent Liberal candidate and lost the elections of 1958 and 1962 as a...
, politician (d.1980) - July 12 - Gustave BlouinGustave BlouinGustave Blouin was a Canadian politician and manufacturer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in the 1963 election to represent the riding of Saguenay...
, politician (d.20022002 in CanadaEvents from the year 2002 in Canada.-Incumbents:Estimated Canadian population: 31,413,990-January to March:*January 11 - Ford Motor Co...
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- July 14 - Northrop FryeNorthrop FryeHerman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century....
, literary critic and literary theorist (d.19911991 in CanadaEvents from the year 1991 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Ray Hnatyshyn*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm then Rita Johnston then Michael Harcourt...
) - July 17 - Art LinkletterArt LinkletterArthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years...
, television personality (d.20102010 in CanadaEvents from the year 2010 in Canada.-January:*January 1 - The Ontario government files a lawsuit in an American court to stop the dumping of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, a fish that could damage the fishing industry....
) - August 21 - Hugh Alexander BrysonHugh Alexander BrysonHugh Alexander Bryson was a Canadian politician, farmer and insurance agent. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 election as a Member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to represent the riding of Humboldt—Melfort...
, politician (d.19871987 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba: Howard Pawley...
) - September 21 - Kenneth MacLean Glazier, Sr.Kenneth MacLean Glazier, Sr.Kenneth MacLean Glazier, Sr. was a Canadian minister and librarian.He was minister of Glenview Presbyterian Church in Toronto before working at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University...
, minister and librarian (d.19891989 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba: Gary Filmon*Premier of New Brunswick: Frank McKenna...
) - October 5 - Bora LaskinBora LaskinBora Laskin, PC, CC, FRSC was a Canadian jurist, who served on the Supreme Court of Canada for fourteen years, including a decade as its Chief Justice.-Early life:...
, jurist and 14th Chief Justice of CanadaChief Justice of CanadaThe Chief Justice of Canada, like the eight puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, is appointed by the Governor-in-Council . All nine are chosen from either sitting judges or barristers who have at least ten years' standing at the bar of a province or territory...
(d.19841984 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Edward Schreyer then Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau then John Turner then Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Bennett...
) - October 25 - Jack Kent CookeJack Kent CookeJack Kent Cooke was a Canadian entrepreneur and former owner of the Washington Redskins , the Los Angeles Lakers , and the Los Angeles Kings , and built The Forum in Inglewood, California and FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.-Early career:Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Cooke moved with his family to...
, sports entrepreneur (d.19971997 in CanadaEvents from the year 1997 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Glen Clark*Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon...
) - October 25 - Jean Wallbridge, architect
- October 31 - Graham Westbrook RowleyGraham Westbrook RowleyGraham Westbrook Rowley CM, MBE was an arctic explorer.-Biography:He was born on October 31, 1912 in Manchester, England. He received his B.A. from Cambridge University in 1934 and his M.A. from the same institution in 1936. He was awarded the Massey Medal in 1963. He was made an honorary member...
, arctic explorer - November 8 - June HavocJune HavocJune Havoc was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director. Havoc was a child Vaudeville performer under the tutelage of her mother. She later acted on Broadway and in Hollywood and stage directed . She last appeared on television in 1990 on General Hospital...
, actress (d.20102010 in CanadaEvents from the year 2010 in Canada.-January:*January 1 - The Ontario government files a lawsuit in an American court to stop the dumping of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, a fish that could damage the fishing industry....
) - November 16 - Richard Spink BowlesRichard Spink BowlesRichard Spink Bowles was a lawyer and office holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the province's 16th Lieutenant Governor from 1965 to 1970.Bowles had no political experience prior to his appointment as Lt...
, lawyer and Lieutenant Governor of ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
(d.19881988 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – Elizabeth II*Governor General – Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister – Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta – Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia – Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba – Howard Pawley then Gary Filmon...
) - December 27 - Steve PetersSteve Peters (Manitoba politician)Steve Peters was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature from 1958 to 1966, as a representative of the social-democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the New Democratic Party.Peters was educated at Winnipeg and the neighbouring suburb of...
, politician (d.19761976 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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- Clarence GosseClarence GosseClarence Lloyd Gosse, OC was a Canadian physician and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....
, physician and Lieutenant Governor of Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
(d.19961996 in CanadaEvents from the year 1996 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark...
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January to June
- January 18 - George Ralph Richardson CockburnGeorge Ralph Richardson CockburnGeorge Ralph Richardson Cockburn was a Scottish-born educator and political figure in Ontario, Canada...
, educator 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....
) - March 1 - Edward BlakeEdward BlakeDominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887...
, politician and 2nd Premier of OntarioPremier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
(b.18331833 in CanadaSee also:1832 in Canada,other events of 1833,1834 in Canada.----Events from the year 1833 in Canada.-Events:*September - William Lyon Mackenzie returns from the United Kingdom.*September 19 - Military riot at Montreal....
) - April 15 - Charles Melville HaysCharles Melville HaysCharles Melville Hays was an American railway executive of the Grand Trunk Railway. He died at sea on the RMS Titanic.-Early years:...
, railway executive (b.18561856 in CanadaSee also:1855 in Canada,other events of 1856,1857 in Canada.----Events from the year 1856 in Canada.-Events:*May 15 - Creation of the village of Embrun, Ontario.*Formation of the British Methodist Episcopal Church , an all Black church....
) - May 5 - Charles ConstantineCharles ConstantineCharles Constantine was a Canadian North-West Mounted Police officer and superintendent, from Bradford, Yorkshire....
, North-West Mounted Police officer and superintendent (b.18491849 in CanadaSee also:1848 in Canada,other events of 1849,1850 in Canada.----Events from the year 1849 in Canada.-Events:*January 1 - King's College becomes the University of Toronto...
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July to December
- August 9 - George BlewettGeorge BlewettGeorge John Blewett was a Canadian academic and philosopher.Born in Yarmouth Township in Elgin County, Ontario, the son of William Blewett, a farmer, and Mary Baker, he was raised on a farm near St. Thomas, Ontario. In 1897, he graduated from Victoria University in the University of Toronto...
, academic and philosopher (b.18731873 in CanadaEvents from the year 1873 in Canada.-January to June:*February 26 - Gédéon Ouimet becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau*April 1**Prince Edward Island general election, 1873...
) - August 12 - Timothy CoughlinTimothy Coughlin (Canadian politician)Timothy Coughlin was a farmer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Middlesex North from 1878 to 1891 in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member....
, farmer 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....
) - September 24 - Richard John CartwrightRichard John CartwrightSir Richard John Cartwright, PC, GCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario in a United Empire Loyalist family, the son of Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and the grandson of Richard Cartwright...
, businessman, politician and Minister (b.18351835 in CanadaSee also:1834 in Canada,other events of 1835,1836 in Canada.----Events from the year 1835 in Canada.-Events:*February 21 - The Governor's speech, proroguing the Assembly's last session, is expunged from the Journals. The revolutionary speech reduces the Country Party in the House to less than...
) - November 10 - Louis CyrLouis CyrLouis Cyr was a famous Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds with one finger and carrying 4,337 pounds on his back, show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness...
, strongman (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...
) - November 26 - Lemuel Owen, shipbuilder, banker, merchant, politician and Premier of Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
(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 23 - Benjamin AllenBenjamin Allen (politician)Benjamin Allen was a Canadian politician and retail merchant.Born in Sligo, Ireland, the son of William Allen who was of English descent, Allen first came to Canada in 1850. He went to Australia in 1852, returning to Canada West in 1856, and settled in Owen Sound. In 1857, he married May Cruthers...
, politician (b.18301830 in CanadaSee also:1829 in Canada,other events of 1830,1831 in Canada.----Events from the year 1830 in Canada.-Events:*Influenza epidemic strikes tribes of British Columbia.*Canada is divided into counties....
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