1878 in Canada

none April 2026 December 2018 1878 Events from the year 1878 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – VictoriaQueen Victoria The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victoria# www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 5 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (until November 25) then John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne Prime Minister – Alexander Mackenzie (until October 8) then John A. Macdonald (from October 17) Chief Justice – William Buell Richards (Ontario) Parliament – 3rd (until 17 August) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Albert Norton Richards Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Joseph-Édouard Cauchon Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Samuel Leonard Tilley (until July 11) then Edward Barron Chandler Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories – David Laird Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Adams George Archibald Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Donald Alexander Macdonald Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Robert Hodgson Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Luc Letellier de St-Just Premiers Premier of British Columbia – Andrew Charles Elliott (until June 25) then George Anthony Walkem Premier of Manitoba – Robert Atkinson Davis (until October 16) then John Norquay Premier of New Brunswick – George Edwin King (until May 3) then John James Fraser Premier of Nova Scotia – Philip Carteret Hill (until October 15) then Simon Hugh Holmes (from October 22) Premier of Ontario – Oliver Mowat Premier of Prince Edward Island – Louis Henry Davies Premier of Quebec – Charles Boucher de Boucherville (until March 8) then Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Territorial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Keewatin – Joseph-Édouard Cauchon Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories – David Laird Events March 7 – Both the Université de Montréal and the University of Western Ontario are incorporated. March 8 – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville. May 1 – In the Quebec election, Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau's Conservatives win a minority. June – The New Brunswick election. June 25 – George Walkem becomes premier of British Columbia for the second time, replacing Andrew Elliott. July 20 – The British Columbia election. September 17 In the federal election, Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Alexander Mackenzie's Liberals. In the Nova Scotia election, Simon Hugh Holmes's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Philip Carteret Hill's Liberals. October 16 – John Norquay becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Robert A. Davis. October 17 – Sir John A. Macdonald becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Alexander Mackenzie. October 22 – Simon Holmes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Philip Hill. December 18 – The Manitoba election. Full date unknown Anti-Chinese sentiment in British Columbia reaches a high point as the government bans Chinese workers from public works. John James Fraser becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George King. The Newfoundland election. Births thumb|right|100px|Ernest Charles Drury January to June January 11 – Percy Chapman Black, politician (d.1961) January 13 – Lionel Groulx, priest, historian, Quebec nationalist and traditionalist (d.1967) January 22 – Ernest Charles Drury, politician, writer and 8th Premier of Ontario (d.1968) February 27 – William Herbert Burns, politician (d.1964) February 28 – Arthur Roebuck, politician and labour lawyer (d.1971) April 14 – John Walter Jones, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island (d.1954) April 29 – Fawcett Taylor, politician (d.1940) June 14 – Lewis Stubbs, judge and politician (d.1958) June 20 – Seymour Farmer, politician (d.1951) July to December July 14 – Ernest Frederick Armstrong, politician (d.1948) July 23 – James Thomas Milton Anderson, politician and 5th Premier of Saskatchewan (d.1946) August 15 – Thomas Laird Kennedy, politician and 15th Premier of Ontario (d.1959) September 18 – William Sherring, marathon runner and Olympic gold medalist (d.1964) December 8 – Henry Herbert Stevens, politician and businessman (d.1973) December 30 – William Aberhart, politician and 8th Premier of Alberta (d.1943) Deaths February 23 – William Workman, businessman and municipal politician (b.1807) April 3 – Louis-Philippe Turcotte, historian (b.1842) April 12 – John Young, politician (b.1811) May 13 – George Moffat, Sr., businessman and politician (b.1810) May 20 – Lemuel Allan Wilmot, lawyer, politician, judge, and 3rd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (b.1809) November 3 – Pierre Bachand, politician (b.1835) November 28 – Francis Evans Cornish, politician (b.1831) December 6 – Jean-Baptiste Meilleur, doctor, educator and politician (b.1796) References 1878 in Category:Years of the 19th century in Canada Canada Category:1878 in North America