13th Parliament of Upper Canada

Parliament for Upper Canada 1836–1840 August 2021 December 2022 The 13th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 November 1836. Elections in Upper Canada had been held 20 June 1836. All sessions were held at Toronto. The House of Assembly had five sessions 8 November 1836 to 10 February 1840.Archives of Ontario https://web.archive.org/web/20110611113645/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/about/library_l12.aspx#tablea#tablea 11 June 2011 Both the House and Parliament sat at the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. SessionsStartEnd1st8 November 18364 March 18372nd19 June 183711 July 18373rd28 December 18376 March 18384th27 February 183911 May 18395th3 December 183910 February 1840 In the election campaign of June 1836, the Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election resulting in a conservative majority in the legislative assembly and triggering dissent in the province. Owing to their unpopularity, the Tories would pass a bill to extend the life of parliament despite the death of William IV in 1837, disregarding the established practice of dissolving the House upon the death of a monarch.Greer Allan March 1995 1837-38: Rebellion Reconsidered The Canadian Historical Review 76 1 1–18 0008-3755 https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/1837-38-rebellion-reconsidered/docview/224279077/se-2 This was the last parliament for Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 10 February 1840. The Act of Union 1840 abolished the legislative assemblies for Upper and Lower Canada and created a new Province of Canada with a common Legislative Assembly. This came as a result of the Rebellions of 1837. Members RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously electedNo. of termsON Independent row BrockvilleHenry Sherwood18361st termON Independent row CarletonJohn Bower Lewis18303rd termON Independent row CarletonEdward Malloch18342nd termON Independent row CornwallGeorge Stephen Benjamin Jarvis18361st termON Independent row DundasPeter Shaver1820, 18285th term*ON Independent row DundasJohn Cook18303rd termON Independent row DurhamGeorge Strange Boulton1824, 18304th term*ON Independent row DurhamGeorge Elliott18361st termON Independent row EssexJohn Prince18361st termON Independent row EssexFrancis Xavier Caldwell18342nd termON Independent row FrontenacJohn B. Marks18361st termON Independent row FrontenacJames Mathewson18361st termON Independent row GlengarryDonald Macdonell18245th termON Independent row GlengarryAlexander Chisholm18342nd termON Independent row GrenvilleHiram NortonResigned in October 1838 and went to the United States; he was replaced by Milo McCorger in a by-election.18313rd termON Independent row Milo McCarger (Apr 1839)18391st termON Independent row GrenvilleWilliam Benjamin WellsRefused to take his seat in the legislature, protesting the actions of the lieutenant governor in the elections; he was expelled in 1838 and replaced by Henry Burritt.18342nd termON Independent row Henry Burritt (Dec 1839)18391st termON Independent row HaldimandWilliam Hamilton Merritt18323rd termON Independent row HaltonWilliam Chisholm1820, 1830, 18363rd term* ON Independent row HaltonAbsalom Shade18361st termON Independent row HamiltonColin Campbell Ferrie18361st termON Independent row HastingsEdmund Murney18361st termON Independent row HastingsAnthony Manahan18361st termON Independent row HuronRobert Graham Dunlop18352nd termON Independent row KentWilliam McCrae18342nd termON Independent row KentNathan Cornwall18342nd termON Independent row KingstonChristopher Alexander Hagerman18303rd termON Independent row LanarkJohn A.H. Powell18361st termON Independent row LanarkMalcolm Cameron18361st termON Independent row LeedsJonas JonesAppointed registrar for Dundas County; he was replaced by James Morris in a by-election.1816, 18364th term*ON Independent row James Morris (Dec 1837)18371st termON Independent row LeedsOgle Robert Gowan18342nd termON Independent row Lennox & AddingtonJohn Solomon Cartwright18361st termON Independent row Lennox & AddingtonGeorge Hill Detlor18361st termON Independent row 1st Lincoln CountyRichard Woodruff18361st termON Independent row 2nd LincolnGeorge Rykert18342nd termON Independent row 3rd LincolnDavid Thorburn18352nd termON Independent row 4th LincolnGilbert McMicking18342nd termON Independent row LondonMahlon Burwell1812, 1830, 18365th term*ON Independent row MiddlesexThomas Parker18342nd termON Independent row MiddlesexElias Moore18342nd termON Independent row Niagara (town)Charles Richardson18342nd termON Independent row NorfolkDavid Duncombe18342nd termON Independent row NorfolkJohn RolphExpelled from the assembly in January 1838, accused of conspiring with the rebels; he was replaced by William Salmon.18361st termON Independent row William Salmon (Feb 1838)18381st termON Independent row NorthumberlandAlexander McDonell18342nd termON Independent row NorthumberlandHenry Ruttan – Speaker 183718361st termON Independent row OxfordRobert Alway18342nd termON Independent row OxfordCharles DuncombeLeft the country following the Upper Canada Rebellion; Roger Rollo Hunter took his place in the legislature.18303rd termON Independent row Roger Rollo Hunter (Feb 1839)18391st termON Independent row PrescottJohn Kearns18361st termON Independent row PrescottRichard Phillips Hotham18361st termON Independent row Prince EdwardJames Rogers Armstrong18361st termON Independent row Prince EdwardCharles Bochus18361st termON Independent row RussellThomas McKay18342nd termON Independent row SimcoeWilliam Benjamin Robinson18303rd termON Independent row SimcoeCharles WickensThis name appears in the two references cited below; however, in other sources, the name "James Wickens" appears instead.18361st termON Independent row StormontArchibald McLeanAppointed to the Court of King's Bench in March 1837 and replaced by Alexander McLean.18206th termON Independent row Alexander McLean (Dec 1837)18371st termON Independent row StormontDonald Aeneas MacDonell18361st termON Independent row TorontoWilliam Henry Draper18361st termON Independent row WentworthAllan Napier MacNab – Speaker 1837-184018303rd termON Independent row WentworthMichael Aikman18361st termON Independent row 1st YorkDavid GibsonLeft the country; John William Gamble took his seat in a by-election.18342nd termON Independent row John William Gamble (Feb 1838)18381st termON Independent row 2nd YorkEdward William Thomson18342nd termON Independent row 3rd YorkThomas David MorrisonLeft Canada; James Edward Small replaced him in the assembly.18342nd termON Independent row James Edward Small (Apr 1839)18391st termON Independent row 4th YorkJohn McIntosh18342nd term See also Legislative Council of Upper Canada Executive Council of Upper Canada Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841 Historical federal electoral districts of Canada List of Ontario provincial electoral districts Notes References Further reading Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. 0-919670-92-X Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, from the eighth day of November, 1836, to the fourth day of March, 1837 (1837) Category:Parliaments of Upper Canada Category:1836 establishments in Upper Canada Category:1840 disestablishments in Upper Canada