1816 in Canada

none April 2026 July 2023 1816 Events from the year 1816 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch: George III31 December 2015 George III https://www.royal.uk/george-iii-r-1760-1820 18 April 2016 Official website of the British monarchy Royal Household Federal government Parliament of Lower Canada: 8th (until February 29) Parliament of Upper Canada: 6th (until April 1) Governors Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes Governor of New Brunswick: George Prevost Governor of Nova Scotia: John Coape Sherbrooke Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Goodwin Keats Governor of Prince Edward Island: Charles Douglass Smith Events January 5 – Sir George Prevost dies before consideration of Commodore Yeo's charges; but the Duke of Wellington says: "He must have returned, after the fleet was beaten, I am inclined to think he was right. I have told ministers, repeatedly, that naval superiority, on the Lakes, is a sine qua non of success in war on the frontiers of Canada, even if our object should be wholly defensive." June 19 – After several years of harassment, sabotage, and minor skirmishes between members of the Hudson's Bay and North West Companies, a full-scale battle (today known at Battle of Seven Oaks) breaks out between parties led by Cuthbert Grant and Robert Semple. The Hudson's Bay men, instigators of the confrontation though outnumbered nearly three to one, suffer 21 deaths, while Grant's party suffers two deaths, one Métis and one Native. The battle is frequently cited as a seminal moment in the history of the Métis people. A steamboat PS Frontenac is first placed on Lake Ontario. Births October 5 – George Kingston, meteorologist (d.1886)Biography – KINGSTON, GEORGE TEMPLEMAN – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/kingston_george_templeman_11E.html 2023-07-21 www.biographi.ca December 30 – William Alexander Henry, politician (d.1888) December 31 – Joseph-Édouard Cauchon, politician (d.1885) Deaths January 5 – Sir George Prevost (b.1767)Biography – PREVOST, Sir GEORGE – Volume V (1801-1820) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/prevost_george_5E.html 2023-07-21 www.biographi.ca References 1816 in Canada 16 Category:1816 in North America